Influence of Hand-carried Ultrasound on Bedside Patient Treatment Decisions for Consultative Cardiology

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 50-55

  Gorcsan III, John ^a,b,c   Pandey, Prasant ^a,b   Sade, L Elif ^a,b  

^a University of Pittsburgh ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0347951197     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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