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

Authors :
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
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:2096-2098
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2017.

Abstract

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

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
69
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....2d21258d40ada940267cb374d94648e3
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.037