Screening for structural heart disease: Time to stop listening and start looking

American Heart Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 570-571

  Alexander, John H ^a   Patel, Manesh R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEARING; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCREENING; STETHOSCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0142120427     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00397-1     Document Type: Editorial

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