Dobutamine challenge for low-gradient aortic stenosis

Circulation

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 763-765

  Grayburn, Paul A ^a,b   Eichhorn, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Editorials; Hemodynamics; Inotropic agents; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

AORTA STENOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEART VALVE STENOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0037072449     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000025707.19008.0E     Document Type: Editorial

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