Quantitative Determinants of the Outcome of Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation
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- 3 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 352 (9), 875-883
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa041451
Abstract
The clinical outcome of asymptomatic mitral regurgitation is poorly defined, and the treatment is uncertain. We studied the effect on the outcome of quantifying mitral regurgitation according to recent guidelines.Keywords
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