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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2021-03-01
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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 |