Preload Stress Echocardiography Predicts Outcomes in Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis [Valvular Heart Disease]

Conclusions— In patients with low-gradient AS, indexed AVAproj derived from preload stress echocardiography can be useful to predict risk of adverse events. The present article should be considered as a proof of concept study, and we think that larger multicenter studies are warranted.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - October 11, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Kusunose, K., Yamada, H., Nishio, S., Torii, Y., Hirata, Y., Seno, H., Saijo, Y., Ise, T., Yamaguchi, K., Yagi, S., Soeki, T., Wakatsuki, T., Sata, M. Tags: Valvular Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Imaging Source Type: research