Surgical referral in symptomatic mitral regurgitation: Greater compliance with guidelines is needed

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1281-1282

  Law, Angeline ^a   Chan, Kwan Leung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34548448550     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm156     Document Type: Editorial

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