Aortic-Valve Stenosis — From Patients at Risk to Severe Valve Obstruction

Aortic-valve stenosis is a progressive condition; end-stage disease leads to death due to obstruction of left ventricular outflow. Aortic-valve replacement is the only effective therapy. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement is appropriate in patients at very high surgical risk. Valvular aortic ste...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 371; no. 8; pp. 744 - 756
Main Authors:	Otto, Catherine M, Prendergast, Bernard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 21.08.2014
Subjects:	Age Aortic Valve Stenosis - classification Aortic Valve Stenosis - physiopathology Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery Biological and medical sciences Calcification Cardiology Cardiovascular disease Coronary vessels Disease Progression General aspects Heart Heart surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Lipoproteins Medical sciences Mortality Risk Factors Stenosis Ventricle Ventricular Function, Left United States > US Human Medicine Aortic stenosis Obstruction Aortic valve Risk factor
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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