Evaluation of patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who do not undergo aortic valve replacement: The potential role of subjectively overestimated operative risk

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 533-539

  Bach, David S ^a   Siao, Derrick ^a   Girard, Steven E ^b   Duvernoy, Claire ^a,c   McCallister Jr , Benjamin D ^b   Gualano, Sarah K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve stenosis; Heart valves; Standards

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ADULT; AGE; AORTA VALVE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77649205160     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.848259     Document Type: Article

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