Intravascular hemolysis in patients with normally functioning mechanical heart valves in mitral position

Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 215-218

  Shivakumaraswamy, Tumkur ^a   Mishra, Prashant ^a   Radhakrishnan, Bipin ^a   Khandekar, Javant ^a   Agrawal, Nandkishore ^a   Patwardhan, Anil ^a   Khandeparkar, Jagdish ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Mechanical heart valve; Valve replacement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864722181     PISSN: 09709134     EISSN: 09737723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12055-006-0005-2     Document Type: Article

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