Impact of early surgery on survival of patients with severe mitral regurgitation

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 221-224

  Samad, Zainab ^a   Kaul, Prashant ^a   Shaw, Linda K ^b   Glower, Donald D ^a   Velazquez, Eric J ^a,b   Douglas, Pamela S ^a,b   Jollis, James G ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; NORTH CAROLINA; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651232452     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.202432     Document Type: Article

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