Valvular aortic stenosis: risk of syncope.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- The Journal of heart valve disease
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1996
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 31–34
- Identifiers
- PMID: 8834722
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
Syncope in aortic stenosis is closely correlated to increased left ventricular wall stress and attenuated, peak systolic coronary flow velocities. Cut off values may be used to identify patients with an increased risk of syncope.