Valve repair versus valve replacement for degenerative mitral valve disease

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Gillinov, A Marc ^a   Blackstone, Eugene H ^a   Nowicki, Edward R ^a   Slisatkorn, Worawong ^a   Al Dossari, Ghannam ^a   Johnston, Douglas R ^a   George, Kristopher M ^a   Houghtaling, Penny L ^a   Griffin, Brian ^a   Sabik III, Joseph F ^a   Svensson, Lars G ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; VALVULOPLASTY;

EID: 41049101362     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.11.039     Document Type: Article

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