Impact of Aortic Valve Calcification and Sex on Hemodynamic Progression and Clinical Outcomes in AS

Autor: Hector I. Michelena, Mylène Shen, Romain Capoulade, Eric Larose, Phillip A. Araoz, Marie Arsenault, Philippe Pibarot, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, Elisabeth Bédard, Lionel Tastet, Joseph Malouf, Marie-Annick Clavel
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:2096-2098
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.037
Popis: Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is the main culprit lesion of calcific aortic valve stenosis (AS) and is a strong determinant of AS severity and powerful risk factor for mortality [(1,2)][1]. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) provides accurate, reproducible quantitation of AVC. Recent
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