The clinical anatomy of the mitral valve

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-98

  Muresian, Horia ^a  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Anatomy mitral valve; Echocardiography; Valvular plasty

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

CLINICAL MEDICINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 58249113985     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20692     Document Type: Review

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