Improving outlook for elderly patients with aortic stenosis

JAMA

Volumn 310, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 2045-2047

  Bonow, Robert O ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEVICE APPROVAL; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MECHANICAL HEART VALVE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 84887976020     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.281825     Document Type: Editorial

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