Surgical treatment of functional ischemic mitral regurgitation

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1-36

  Jensen, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROCEDURES;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84952717707     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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