Contemporary insights into the functional anatomy of the mitral valve

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 887-895

  Silbiger, Jeffrey J ^a   Bazaz, Raveen ^b  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHORDA TENDINEA; GEOMETRY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HUMAN; MITRAL LEAFLET; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE ANNULUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHORDAE TENDINEAE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 70549113207     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.10.014     Document Type: Review

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