Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis: Operate or Wait

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【摘要】

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Calcific aortic stenosis is now the main cause of aortic stenosis in the majority of patients, due to declining incidence of rheumatic fever.Risk factors such as hyperlipidemia play an important role

【作者】

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Hari P.Chaliki

【机构】

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Valvular Heart Disease Clinic Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic USA

【出处】

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BIT`s 4th Annual International Congress of Cardiology-2012(2

【发表日期】

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2012年8期

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　　Calcific aortic stenosis is now the main cause of aortic stenosis in the majority of patients, due to declining incidence of rheumatic fever.Risk factors such as hyperlipidemia play an important role in the progression of aortic stenosis.

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