Management of asymptomatic aortic stenosis: How helpful is exercise testing?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1252-1254

  Baumgartner, Helmut ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 26444529018     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi295     Document Type: Editorial

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