Identification of patients with asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction: 'Real practice' results in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-362

  D'Ambrosio, Gaetano ^a   Filippi, Alessandro ^a   Labriola, Raffaele ^a   Padula, Maria S ^a   Cricelli, Claudio ^a  

^a Societa Italiana di Medicina Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Left ventricular dysfunction; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC SYSTOLIC LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77955248172     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq019     Document Type: Article

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