Overestimation of aortic valve gradient measured by Doppler echocardiography in patients with aortic stenosis

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 176-179

  Sakthi, Chellammal ^a   Yee, Henry ^a   Kotlewski, Adam ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Doppler echocardiography; Heart catheterization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 20344368833     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20324     Document Type: Article

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