Importance of anterior leaflet tethering in predicting recurrence of ischemic mitral regurgitation after restrictive annuloplasty

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Van Garsse, Leen ^a   Gelsomino, Sandro ^a,b   Lucà, Fabiana ^b   Lorusso, Roberto ^c   Rao, Carmelo Massimiliano ^b   Stefàno, Pieluigi ^b   Maessen, Jos ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Civic Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858338219     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.09.061     Document Type: Editorial

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