Aortic valve sclerosis on echocardiography is a good predictor of coronary artery disease in patients with an inconclusive treadmill exercise test

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 275-279

  Kim, Dong Bin ^a   Jung, Hae Ok ^a   Jeon, Doo Soo ^a   Park, Chan Seok ^a   Jang, Sung Won ^a   Park, Hoon Joon ^a   Kim, Pum Joon ^a   Baek, Sang Hong ^a   Seung, Ki Bae ^a   Rho, Tai Ho ^a   Kim, Jae Hyung ^a   Choi, Kyu Bo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Coronary artery disease; Echocardiography; Sclerosis; Treadmill test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTIC VALVE SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 68849126911     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2009.39.7.275     Document Type: Article

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