The role of echocardiography in the decision-making process of patients with aortic valve stenosis;Il ruolo dell'ecocardiografia nel processo decisionale del paziente con stenosi valvolare aortica

Italian Heart Journal, Supplementi

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 457-465

  Sciomer, Susanna ^a   Badagliacca, Roberto ^a   Vizza, Carmine Dario ^a   Fedele, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Dobutamine; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Stress echocardiograpy

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE;

AGED; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; TIME;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77956990140     PISSN: 15903796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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