The prognostic value of the physical examination in patients with chronic heart failure

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Rame, J Eduardo ^a   Dries, Daniel L ^a   Drazner, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART MURMUR; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART SOUND; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART SOUNDS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0041819860     PISSN: 10797998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2003.01341.x     Document Type: Review

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