title: Usefulness of left atrial size in predicting postoperative symptomatic improvement in patients with aortic stenosis.
abstract: Although surgery is highly effective for symptomatic relief in patients with aortic stenosis, symptoms of congestive heart failure may be still present postoperatively. This group of patients with aortic stenosis is characterized by a wide range of left atrial size, which can predict postoperative symptomatic improvement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Verona, Italy. arossi@cardiovr.univr.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomaino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Golia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pentiricci
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zardini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011379:Prognosis