Rationale and design of the PRognostic Importance of MIcrovascular Dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with Aortic Stenosis (PRIMID-AS): A multicentre observational study with blinded investigations

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Singh, Anvesha ^a,b   Ford, Ian ^c   Greenwood, John P ^d   Khan, Jamal N ^a,b   Uddin, Akhlaque ^d   Berry, Colin ^c   Neubauer, Stefan ^e   Prendergast, Bernard ^e   Jerosch Herold, Michael ^f   Williams, Bryan ^g   Samani, Nilesh J ^a,b   McCann, Gerry P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 84890828630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004348     Document Type: Review

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