Restrictive Annuloplasty for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation. Too Little or Too Much?**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 17, 2008, Pages 1702-1703

  Marwick, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 43049140821     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.032     Document Type: Editorial

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