THE NATURAL-HISTORY AND RATE OF PROGRESSION OF AORTIC-STENOSIS

Authors
LESTER SJ HEILBRON B GIN K DODEK A JUE J
Citation
Sj. Lester et al., THE NATURAL-HISTORY AND RATE OF PROGRESSION OF AORTIC-STENOSIS, Chest, 113(4), 1998, pp. 1109-1114
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System","Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
113
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1109 - 1114
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1998)113:4<1109:TNAROP>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
One of the challenges in clinical cardiology is to determine the optim al time of valve replacement surgery in patients with aortic stenosis. To meet this challenge, one requires an accurate knowledge of the nat ural history and rate of progression of the disease. This review will summarize the natural history of aortic stenosis in terms of symptoms, mortality, and stenosis progression.