Aortic regurgitation: Time to reassess timing of valve replacement?

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-233

  Bonow, Robert O ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPECKLE TRACKING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79952721040     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.01.006     Document Type: Editorial

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