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This is an updated version of an article originally published in Jpn J Med Ultrasonics 2014;41:415–454.
Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
Chairperson: Yoshiki Hirooka
Writing Committee of Echocardiographic Variables Commentary to Evaluate Valvular Heart Disease of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
Chairman: Yutaka Otsuji
Members: Yoshihiro Seo, Masao Daimon, Masaaki Takeuchi, Toshinori Yuasa
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Yoshihiro Seo
Cardiovascular Division, University of Tsukuba
Masao Daimon
Department of Clinical Laboratory, the University of Tokyo Hospital
Masaaki Takeuchi
Department of Clinical Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
Toshinori Yuasa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Hypertension, Kagoshima University
Yutaka Otsuji
Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health
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Terminology and Diagnostic Criteria Committee, Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine. Echocardiographic diagnosis of adult valvular heart disease. J Med Ultrasonics 43, 557–597 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-016-0702-4
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