Failure of Guideline Adherence for Intervention in Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 860-865

  Bach, David S ^a   Awais, Mazen ^a   Gurm, Hitinder S ^a   Kohnstamm, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence compliance; guidelines; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve surgery; operative risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68849102181     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.03.079     Document Type: Article

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