Asymptomatic severe mitral valve regurgitation observation or operation?

Circulation

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 768-769

  Schaff, Hartzell V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Mitral valve; Regurgitation; Valves

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; CIRCULATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; HEART BEAT; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; VALVULOPLASTY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; OBSERVATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61949385721     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.832626     Document Type: Editorial

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