Editorial comment. Aortic stenosis in the elderly: rethinking strategies

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 713-715

  Antunes, Manuel J ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURVIVAL TIME; AGED; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PROSTHESIS; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RESEARCH DESIGN; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750025051     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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