Aortic Valve Stenosis

References

Citations

  1. Bonow RO, et al. (2006) ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing committee to revise the 1998 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease). Circulation, 114(5): e84–e231.

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Other Works Consulted

  • Carabello BA (2002). Evaluation and management of patients with aortic stenosis. Circulation, 105: 1746–1750.

  • Rahimtoola SH (2004). Aortic valve disease. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 11th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1643–1667. New York: McGraw-Hill.


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Author: Douglas Dana
Robin Parks, MS
Last Updated: January 22, 2008
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
George Philippides, MD - Cardiology
Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine

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