Central role of echocardiography in the diagnosis and assessment of heart failure

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Cheesman, M G ^a   Leech, G ^b   Chambers, J ^c   Monaghan, M J ^d   Nihoyannopoulos, P ^e  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0031729584     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.2008.1s     Document Type: Review

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