Prevalence and clinical significance of heart murmurs detected in routine neonatal examination

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-27

  Lardhi, Amer Abdullah ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS;

EID: 77950037278     PISSN: 10167315     EISSN: 22125043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsha.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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