Surgical and interventional management of mitral valve regurgitation: A position statement from the European society of cardiology working groups on cardiovascular surgery and valvular heart disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 133-139

  De Bonis, Michele ^a   Al Attar, Nawwar ^b   Antunes, Manuel ^c   Borger, Michael ^d   Casselman, Filip ^e   Falk, Volkmar ^f   Folliguet, Thierry ^g   Iung, Bernard ^h   Lancellotti, Patrizio ⁱ   Lentini, Salvatore ^j   Maisano, Francesco ^k   Messika Zeitoun, David ^h   Muneretto, Claudio ^l   Pibarot, Phillipe ^m   Pierard, Luc ⁱ   Punjabi, Prakash ⁿ   Rosenhek, Raphael ^o   Suwalski, Piotr ^p,q   Vahanian, Alec ^h   Wendler, Olaf ^r   Prendergast, Bernard ^s   more..

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^g CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^h BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^j Research Ettore Sansavini Health Science Foundation   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^l SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^m LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁿ IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^o MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^p Central Clinical Hospital   (Poland)

^q KAZIMIERZ PULASKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND HUMANITIES IN RADOM   (Poland)

^r KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^s ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ANNULOPLASTY; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CLIP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FORECASTING; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FORECASTING; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84964632083     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv322     Document Type: Review

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