Natural history of paradoxical low-gradient severe aortic stenosis

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 714-722

  Maes, Frédéric ^a   Boulif, Jamila ^a   Piérard, Sophie ^a   De Meester, Christophe ^a   Melchior, Julie ^a   Gerber, Bernhard ^a   Vancraeynest, David ^a   Pouleur, Anne Catherine ^a   Lazam, Siham ^a   Pasquet, Agnès ^a   Vanoverschelde, Jean Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve replacement; Gradient

Indexed keywords

AORTIC STENOSIS; AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT; GRADIENT;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84905867031     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001695     Document Type: Article

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