Symptomatic low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: Now less of a clinical conundrum

Circulation

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 576-578

  Wiegers, Susan E ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic valve stenosis; echocardiography; Editorials

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIALS;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84881191003     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004193     Document Type: Editorial

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