Prevalence of undiagnosed asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis in the general population older than 65 years. A screening strategy using cardiac auscultation followed by Doppler-echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 4905-4906

  Gaibazzi, Nicola ^a   Reverberi, Claudio ^a   Ghillani, Mario ^b   Brunazzi, Bruno ^b   Faggiano, Pompilio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Parma General Practioners Network   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Doppler echocardiography; Systolic murmur

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TREATMENT PLANNING; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ITALY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84886399114     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.100     Document Type: Article

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