Clinical significance of mitral leaflet flail

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-156

  Yuan, Shi Min ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Etiology; Mitral chord rupture; Mitral leaflet flail; Mitral valve repair; Myxomatous degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHORD RUPTURE; FEMALE; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MYXOMATOUS DEGENERATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE; CALCINOSIS; CHORDA TENDINEA; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CHORDAE TENDINEAE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ODDS RATIO; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66349101425     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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