Predicting outcome in asymptomatic aortic stenosis: Should we measure the severity of obstruction or its physiological consequences?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2191-2193

  Pellikka, Patricia A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA OCCLUSION; AORTA STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77956922080     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq182     Document Type: Editorial

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