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Author/s: Raman, Jai (J);

Affiliation: Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland, Ste E-500, M/C 5040, Chicago, IL60637, USA. jraman1(-atsign-)uchicago.edu

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Publication Type: Comment; Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 88 (issue 3) : pp 726

Dates: Created 2009/08/24; Completed 2009/09/14;

PMID: 19699886, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/14/2009, IMS Date: )

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CommentOn: Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Sep;88(3):719-25. (PMID: 19699885)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - blood; mortality; surgery; ultrasonography
Disease Models, Animal
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Failure - blood; mortality; surgery; ultrasonography
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart-Assist Devices

Humans
Mitral Valve - surgery; ultrasonography
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - blood; mortality; surgery; ultrasonography
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood
Peptide Fragments - blood
Polyesters
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Surgical Mesh
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - blood; mortality; surgery; ultrasonography

Associated Chemicals: Peptide Fragments (0) ; Polyesters (0) ; pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76) (0) ; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain (114471-18-0)

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