Mitral Valve Regurgitation

References

Citations

1. Bonow RO, et al. (1998). ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: Executive summary. A report to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease). Circulation, 98(18): 1949–1984.

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Other Works Consulted

• Battey LL, St. Claire D Jr (2001). Mitral regurgitation section of Mitral and aortic valve disease. In WT Branch Jr et al., eds., Cardiology in Primary Care, pp. 463–469. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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