Heart valve repair or replacement for mitral valve regurgitation or prolapse

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.

  2. Bouknight DP, O'Rourke RA (2000). Current management of mitral valve prolapse. American Family Physician, 61(11): 3343–3350.


Author: Kathe Gallagher, MSW
Cynthia Tank		Last Updated: April 3, 2006
Medical Review: Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology

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