An option for the high-comorbidity patient with mitral regurgitation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-142

  Turi, Zoltan G ^a   Rosenbloom, Michael ^a  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

high surgical risk; mitral valve insufficiency; percutaneous

Indexed keywords

CLIP; COMORBIDITY; HEART CATHETER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855364019     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.09.049     Document Type: Editorial

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