Specialist valve clinics: Recommendations from the British Heart Valve Society working group on improving quality in the delivery of care for patients with heart valve disease

Heart

Volumn 99, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 1714-1716

  Chambers, John B ^a   Ray, Simon ^b   Prendergast, Bernard ^c   Taggart, David ^c   Westaby, Stephen ^c   Grothier, Lucy ^d   Arden, Chris ^e   Wilson, Jo ^f   Campbell, Brian ^g   Sandoe, Jonathan ^h   Gohlke Bar̈wolf, Christa ⁱ   Mestres, Carlos A ^j   Rosenhek, Raphael ^k   Otto, Catherine ^l  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b British Cardiovascular Society   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d South London Cardiac and Stroke Network   (United Kingdom)

^e Park Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^f British Association of Nursing for Cardiac Care   (United Kingdom)

^g Society for Cardiological Science and Technology   (United Kingdom)

^h LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Ballrechten Dottingen   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^k MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SONOGRAPHER; SPECIALIST VALVE CLINIC; SURGEON; TREADMILL EXERCISE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84888044482     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303754     Document Type: Editorial

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