Novel indices in calcific aortic valve stenosis

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 310-317

  Antoniou, Christos Konstantinos ^a   Chrysohoou, Christina ^a   Brili, Stella ^a   Pitsavos, Christos ^a   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Low flow low gradient; Natriuretic peptides

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DOBUTAMINE;

AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CALCIFIC AORTIC STENOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL RATE;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CALCINOSIS; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84864656389     PISSN: 11099666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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