Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis in patients with low ejection fraction: But is the flow truly low?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 4999-5001

  Shah, Benoy Nalin ^a,b   Chahal, Navtej Singh ^a   Senior, Roxy ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Ejection fraction; Flow; Low flow low gradient aortic stenosis

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

AGED; AORTA FLOW; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOBUTAMINE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; LOW FLOW LOW GRADIENT AORTIC STENOSIS; MALE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; NO REFLOW PHENOMENON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; NO-REFLOW PHENOMENON; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 84886413021     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.125     Document Type: Article

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