Outcome of adults with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 322-327

  Avakian, Solange D ^a   Grinberg, Max ^a   Ramires, José A F ^a   Mansur, Antonio P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Left ventricular dysfunction; Sudden death; Valve replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349055376     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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