Management of paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis: Need for an integrated approach, including assessment of symptoms, hypertension, and stenosis severity

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-71

  Pibarot, Philippe ^a   Clavel, Marie Annick ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; computed tomography; echocardiography; low flow outcome

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PARADOXICAL LOW FLOW LOW GRADIENT AORTIC STENOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 84920527755     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.030     Document Type: Editorial

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