Outcomes with moderate aortic stenosis and impaired left ventricular function: prelude to a randomized trial?

Affiliations

¹ Section of Cardiac Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
² The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, USA.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Editorial

Alexander Iribarne et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;9(10):3529-3532.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.16.

¹ Section of Cardiac Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
² The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, USA.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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