Prevalence of undiagnosed asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis in the general population older than 65 years. A screening strategy using cardiac auscultation followed by Doppler-echocardiography.

Authors :: Gaibazzi N
Reverberi C
Ghillani M
Brunazzi B
Faggiano P
Source :: International journal of cardiology [Int J Cardiol] 2013 Oct 12; Vol. 168 (5), pp. 4905-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Aug 06.
Publication Year :: 2013

Subjects :: Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Comorbidity
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Heart Auscultation
Humans
Italy epidemiology
Male
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Aortic Valve Stenosis diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis epidemiology

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