Editorial: Crossing the aortic valve in severe aortic stenosis: No longer acceptable?

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 344-346

  Chambers, John ^a   Bach, David ^a   Dumesnil, Jean ^a   Otto, Catherine ^a   Shah, Pravin ^a   Thomas, James ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 5144226399     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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