Georg Ohm and the changing character of aortic stenosis: It's not your grandfather's oldsmobile

Circulation

Volumn 125, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2295-2297

  Carabello, Blase A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic valve stenosis; Editorials; heart failure; phosphodiesterase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AORTA STENOSIS; CIRCULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASES, TYPE 5; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PURINES; SULFONES;

EID: 84862059131     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.105825     Document Type: Editorial

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