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SUBMITTER: Guzzetti E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7744378 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guzzetti Ezequiel E Annabi Mohamed-Salah MS Pibarot Philippe P Clavel Marie-Annick MA
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 20201203
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a disease of the valve and the myocardium. A correct assessment of the valve disease severity is key to define the need for aortic valve replacement (AVR), but a better understanding of the myocardial consequences of the increased afterload is paramount to optimize the timing of the intervention. Transthoracic echocardiography remains the cornerstone of AS assessment, as it is universally available, and it allows a comprehensive structural and hemodynamic evaluation of bo ...[more]