Mitral valve prolapse and sudden deafness

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 370-371

  Vazquez, R ^a   Solanellas, J ^a   Alfageme, I ^b   Valenzuela Garcia L F ^c   Pavon, R ^a   Leal, J ^a   Fernandez, A J ^a   Sanchez Burguillos, F J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^b Respiratory and Internal Medicine Unit   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Embolic complications; Mitral valve prolapse; Sudden deafness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOLOGIST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 39749175638     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.240     Document Type: Article

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