Effectiveness of echocardiographic imaging by nurses to identify left ventricular systolic dysfunction in high-risk patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1271-1272

  Kirkpatrick, James N ^a   Belka, Vicki ^a   Furlong, Kathy ^a   Balasia, Beth ^a   Jacobs, Larry D ^a   Corcoran, Matt ^a   Anderson, Allen S ^a   Pastoret, Anne ^a   Spencer, Kirk T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SYSTOLE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AMBULATORY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 18144377366     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.067     Document Type: Article

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