Should We Operate on Asymptomatic Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation?**Editorials published in the JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging or the American College of Cardiology.

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-144

  Grayburn, Paul A ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 41249083237     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2008.01.002     Document Type: Editorial

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