Continuing dilemmas concerning aortic valve replacement in patients with advanced left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 562-579

  Green, G Randall ^a   Miller, D Craig ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; ISOPRENALINE;

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030817763     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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