Surgical correction of ischaemic mitral regurgitation - Still a long way to go

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-149

  Kolh, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349087024     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm531     Document Type: Editorial

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