Left atrial reverse remodeling and functional improvement after mitral valve repair in degenerative mitral regurgitation: A real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 314-321

  Marsan, Nina Ajmone ^a   Maffessanti, Francesco ^b   Tamborini, Gloria ^a   Gripari, Paola ^a   Caiani, Enrico ^b   Fusini, Laura ^b   Muratori, Manuela ^a   Zanobini, Marco ^a   Alamanni, Francesco ^a   Pepi, Mauro ^a  

^a CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ORGAN SIZE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951477170     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.10.029     Document Type: Article

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