Utility of history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, and chest radiograph for differentiating normal from decreased systolic function in patients with heart failure

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 437-445

  Thomas, James T ^a   Kelly, Russell F ^a,b   Thomas, Smitha J ^a   Stamos, Thomas D ^a,b   Albasha, Khaled ^a   Parrillo, Joseph E ^b   Calvin, James E ^a,b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diastole; Heart failure; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0037091040     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01048-3     Document Type: Article

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