Low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis with normal and depressed left ventricular ejection fraction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1845-1853

  Pibarot, Philippe ^a   Dumesnil, Jean G ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aortic stenosis; flow; LV ejection fraction; stress echocardiography; valvular heart surgery

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DOBUTAMINE;

AORTA DISEASE; AORTA FLOW; AORTA PRESSURE; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CAVITY SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSEUDOSEVERE AORTA STENOSIS; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL RISK; THERAPY DELAY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 84868197706     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.051     Document Type: Review

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