2014 ACC/AHA valve guidelines: Earlier intervention for chronic mitral regurgitation

Heart

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 905-907

  Nishimura, Rick A ^a   Otto, Catherine ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

VALVULAR DISEASE;

HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 84901496223     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-305834     Document Type: Editorial

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