Ejection fraction velocity ratio as an indicator of aortic stenosis severity

Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-202

  Al Ghamdi, A M ^a   Melendez, L J ^a   Massel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Echocardiography; Stenosis; Tests; Valves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 14844314205     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2005.03109.x     Document Type: Article

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