Undersized and overstretched: Mitral mechanics after restrictive annuloplasty

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 462-464

  Schwammenthal, Ehud ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

annuloplasty; mitral regurgitation; mitral valve

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NOTE; PROGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS;

EID: 84922270386     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.068     Document Type: Editorial

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