Prevalence and pattern of rheumatic heart disease in the Nigerian savannah: An echocardiographic study

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 295-299

  Sani, Mahmoud U ^a   Karaye, Kamilu M ^a   Borodo, Musa M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 40949088081     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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