Low-gradient, low-ejection fraction aortic stenosis: What we know and what we do not know

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 560-562

  Carabello, Blase A ^a,b  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic stenosis; aortic valve replacement; ejection fraction; valvular heart disease

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; GERMANY; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; MORTALITY; NOTE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SARCOMERE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 84861563706     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: 18767605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.04.005     Document Type: Editorial

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