Usefulness of the Valvuloarterial Impedance to Predict Adverse Outcome in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1003-1011

  Hachicha, Zeineb ^a   Dumesnil, Jean G ^a   Pibarot, Philippe ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aortic stenosis; aortic valve; arterial compliance; hypertension; mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALVULOARTERIAL IMPEDANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249160933     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.079     Document Type: Article

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