Quantitation of mitral regurgitation

Circulation

Volumn 126, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2005-2017

  Grayburn, Paul A ^a   Weissman, Neil J ^b   Zamorano, Jose L ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 84867543601     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.121590     Document Type: Review

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