Left ventricular systolic performance in asymptomatic aortic stenosis

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 10, Issue E, 2008, Pages

  Wachtell, Kristian ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Global afterload; Left ventricular stroke work loss; Left ventricular wall stress; Midwall fractional shortening

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART STRESS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 67651137562     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sun012     Document Type: Article

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