Energy loss index in aortic stenosis: From fluid mechanics concept to clinical application

Circulation

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1101-1104

  Pibarot, Philippe ^a   Garcia, Damien ^b   Dumesnil, Jean G ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EZETIMIBE; SIMVASTATIN;

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENERGY LOSS INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84874819329     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001130     Document Type: Review

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