Initial Clinical Evaluation of Cardiac Systolic Murmurs in the ED by Noncardiologists

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-75

  Reichlin, Serge ^a   Dieterle, Thomas ^a   Camli, Can ^a   Leimenstoll, Bernd ^a   Schoenenberger, Ronald A ^a   Martina, Benedict ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical medicine; Heart murmurs; Physical examination; Systole

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 1642367561     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00093-7     Document Type: Article

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