Open AccessWhat Is Severe Aortic Stenosis and Why Do People Die From It? ∗
Author(s) -
Blasé A. Carabello
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.09.025
Subject(s) - stairs , cardiology , stenosis , climbing , medicine , engineering , civil engineering , structural engineering
A 63-year-old man notes that his exercise tolerance has diminished over the past year and that he is limited to climbing 1 flight of stairs, reduced from 2 flights previously. His physical examination reveals a late peaking systolic ejection murmur, and his carotid upstrokes are delayed.
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