Diagnostic and referral delay in patients with aortic stenosis is common and negatively affects outcome

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-18

  Gjertsson, Peter ^a   Caidahl, Kenneth ^a,b   Odén, Anders ^c   Bech Hanssen, Odd ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve replacement; Prognosis; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33847105103     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430601115935     Document Type: Article

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