Surgery for severe aortic stenosis with low transvalvular gradient and poor left ventricular function – a single centre experience and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A retrospective comparative study was designed to determine whether the transvalvular gradient has a predictive value in the assessment of operative outcome in patients with severe aortic stenosis and poor left ventricular function.&...

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Main Authors: Vchivkov Ilja, Ghodsizad Ali, Borowski Andreas, Gams Emmeran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/2/1/9