Exercise stress testing in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-238

  Awais, Mazen ^a   Bach, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68949190865     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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