Aortic Valve Stenosis — Multicenter Prospective Study of Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis (TOPAS Study)
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Annabi MS, Clisson M, Clavel MA, Pibarot P Workup and Management of Patients With Paradoxical Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2018 May 2;20(6):49. doi: 10.1007/s11936-018-0642-y. Review.
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Dumesnil JG, Pibarot P Evaluation of aortic stenosis severity: new challenges, new solutions. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Sep;24(9):992-4. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.07.011.
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Multicenter Prospective Study of Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis (TOPAS Study Phase III)
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