Physical examination and ECG screening in relation to echocardiography findings in young healthy adults

Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 202-207

  Landau, Dan Avi ^a   Grossman, Alon ^a   Sherer, Yaniv ^b   Harpaz, David ^a,c,d   Azaria, Bella ^a,d   Carter, Dan ^a   Barenboim, Erez ^a   Goldstein, Liav ^a  

^a Aeromedical Center   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular screening; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38949093013     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106684     Document Type: Article

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