The Conundrum of Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Chronic Heart Failure**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 487-489

  Enriquez Sarano, Maurice ^a   Loulmet, Didier F ^b   Burkhoff, Daniel ^c  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY RISK; CORONARY SINUS; CORONARY SINUS BLOOD FLOW; EDITORIAL; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 38349183339     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.046     Document Type: Editorial

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