Left ventricular mass regression following implantation of MIRA bileaflet valves in patients with severe aortic stenosis

Heart and Vessels

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-40

  Toggweiler, Stefan ^a   Zuber, Michel ^a   Gerber, Katharina ^b   Schläpfer, Reinhard ^b   Erne, Paul ^a   Stulz, Peter ^b  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aortic valve prosthesis; Echocardiography; MIRA valve; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Left ventricular mass regression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDWARDS MIRA BILEAFLET PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59049091629     PISSN: 09108327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00380-008-1068-3     Document Type: Article

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