Comprehensive assessment of the aortic valve in critically ill patients for the non-cardiologist. Part I: Aortic stenosis of the native valve

Aortic stenosis (AS) causes left ventricular outflow obstruction. Severe AS has major haemodynamic implications in critically ill patients, in whom increased cardiac output and oxygen delivery are often required. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) plays a key role in the AS severity grading. In...

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Main Authors: Jeroen Walpot, Guy L. Vermeiren, Amar Al Mafragi, Manu L.N.G. Malbrain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2021-03-01
Series:Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Comprehensive-assessment-of-the-aortic-valve-in-critically-ill-patients-for-the-non-cardiologist-Part-I-Aortic-stenosis-of-the-native-valve,118,43538,1,1.html