Clinical diagnosis of left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction in the age of technology

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 9, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 723-729

  Rovai, Daniele ^a   Morales, Maria Aurora ^a   Di Bella, Gianluca ^b   De Nes, Michele ^a   Pingitore, Alessandro ^a   Lombardi, Massimo ^a   Rossi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bedside medicine; Magnetic resonance imaging; Physical examination; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIAC VOLUME; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34248167712     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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