Aortic stenosis: Diagnosis and treatment

American Family Physician

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Grimard, Brian H ^a,b   Larson, Jan M ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DECISION TREES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS;

EID: 65649098306     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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