Assessment of low-gradient aortic stenosis with dobutamine

Circulation

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 604-606

  Grayburn, Paul A ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Editorials; Stenosis; Surgery; Valves

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOBUTAMINE; HUMANS;

EID: 33644867698     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.600684     Document Type: Editorial

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