Degenerative mitral valve regurgitation: Best practice revolution

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Adams, David H ^a   Rosenhek, Raphael ^b   Falk, Volkmar ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mitral valve; Valve repair

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCURVY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL FIBROELASTOSIS; GENETIC DISEASES, X-LINKED; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77955969069     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq222     Document Type: Review

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