Observation for mildly symptomatic normal-flow, low-gradient severe aortic stenosis: Caution advised

Heart

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 1349-1350

  Pellikka, Patricia A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE TEST; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; SEX; SURVIVAL; THORAX PAIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; WATCHFUL WAITING;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84941686425     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307842     Document Type: Editorial

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