Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis in search of optimal risk stratification

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-8

  Awtry, Eric H ^a   Davidoff, Ravin ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic value; Echocardiography; Editorials; Strain

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84858307309     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.111.971127     Document Type: Editorial

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