Mitral regurgitation should be corrected in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 452-453

  De Bonis, Michele ^a   Alfieri, Ottavio ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 48349090595     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1256     Document Type: Short Survey

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