Easy access echocardiography for the general practicioner: Results from the Parkstad Area in The Netherlands

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-25

  Baur, L H B ^a,b   Lenderink, T ^a   Lodewijks, C ^a   Veenstra, L ^b   Winkens, R ^b  

^a Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Easy access echocardiography; Heart failure; Open access echocardiography; Valve disease

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33644861074     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-005-6915-z     Document Type: Article

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