Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 23-25 , January 2010

Do We Need More Echo Scores for Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty?

  • Steven A. Goldstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Steven A. Goldstein, MD, Noninvasive Cardiology Laboratory, 110 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010.
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  • Joseph Lindsay Jr., MD

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PII: S0894-7317(09)01068-2

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.11.008

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 23-25 , January 2010

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