Outcomes of pseudo-severe aortic stenosis under conservative treatment

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2426-2433

  Fougères, Emilie ^a   Tribouilloy, Christophe ^b   Monchi, Mehran ^c   Petit Eisenmann, Hélène ^d   Baleynaud, Serge ^e   Pasquet, Agnès ^f   Chauvel, Christophe ^g   Metz, Damien ^h   Adams, Catherine ⁱ   Rusinaru, Dan ^b   Guéret, Pascal ^a   Monin, Jean Luc ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Department of Intensive Care Medicine   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^e General Hospital   (France)

^f CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^g CLINIQUE SAINT AUGUSTIN   (France)

^h REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ GENERAL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Stenosis; Valves

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DIGOXIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, SYSTOLIC; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867314713     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs176     Document Type: Article

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