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World J Cardiol. May 26, 2012; 4(5): 183-187
Published online May 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i5.183
Published online May 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i5.183
Clinically unrecognized mitral regurgitation is prevalent in lone atrial fibrillation
Sanjiv Sharma, Joel Lardizabal, Mark Monterroso, Neil Bhambi, Rohan Sharma, Rasham Sandhu, Sarabjeet Singh, Division of Cardiology, Bakersfield Heart Hospital, Bakersfield, CA 93308, United States
Author contributions: Sharma S designed and executed the study, performed the transesophageal echocardiograms, oversaw the collection and analysis of data, literature search, statistical analysis and wrote the manuscript; Lardizabal J collected and analyzed the data and co-authored the manuscript; Monterroso M collected and analyzed the data; Bhambi N collected and analyzed the data; Sharma R collected and analyzed the data; Sandhu R independently analyzed the transesophageal echocardiograms and analyzed the data; Singh S independently analyzed the transesophageal echocardiograms and analyzed the data.
Correspondence to: Sanjiv Sharma, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Director, Research and Education, Division of Cardiology, Bakersfield Heart Hospital, 2901 Sillect Ave, Ste 100, Bakersfield, CA 93308, United States. sanjiv1122@yahoo.com
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Received: February 21, 2012
Revised: May 15, 2012
Accepted: May 22, 2012
Published online: May 26, 2012
Revised: May 15, 2012
Accepted: May 22, 2012
Published online: May 26, 2012
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