Hand carried echocardiography screening for LV systolic dysfunction in a pulmonary function laboratory

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-383

  Kirkpatrick, James N ^a   Ghani, Syed Nasir ^a   Spencer, Kirk T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Hand carried ultrasound; Left ventricular function; Pulmonary function testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 43449109778     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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