Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis in patients with low ejection fraction: but is the flow truly low?

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):4999-5001. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.125. Epub 2013 Jul 31.

Authors

Benoy Nalin Shah¹, Navtej Singh Chahal, Roxy Senior

Affiliation

¹ Department of Echocardiography, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK; Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.

PMID: 23915521
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.125

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic stenosis; Ejection fraction; Flow; Low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology*
Blood Flow Velocity
Echocardiography, Doppler
Heart Function Tests
Humans
No-Reflow Phenomenon / diagnostic imaging
No-Reflow Phenomenon / physiopathology*
Stroke Volume / physiology*