Korean Circ J.  2019 Feb;49(2):170-172. 10.4070/kcj.2018.0344.

Natural History Data in Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis Alerts Cardiologists to the Dangers of No Action

• Lee HJ
• Kim HK

• KMID: 2432134
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2018.0344

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis*
Natural History*

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