Non-rheumatic annular mitral stenosis: Prevalence and characteristics

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-105

  Akram, Mohammad Raza ^a   Chan, Tze ^a   McAuliffe, Susan ^a   Chenzbraun, Adrian ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Mitral annulus calcification; Mitral stenosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RHEUMATIC MITRAL STENOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 58449132321     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen179     Document Type: Article

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