The prevalence of mitral valve prolapse in patients undergoing echocardiography for clinical reason

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-57

  Hepner, Absalom D ^b   Ahmadi Kashani, Mastaneh ^b   Movahed, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Mitral valve prolapse; MVP; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34548075874     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.130     Document Type: Article

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