A systolic murmur is a common presentation of aortic regurgitation detected by echocardiography

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 502-506

  Heidenreich, Paul A ^a,b,c   Schnittger, Ingela ^b   Hancock, Steven L ^a   Atwood, J Edwin ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve insufficiency; Echocardiography; Heart auscultation; Heart murmurs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC HEART MURMUR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR;

EID: 4344631612     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270905     Document Type: Article

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