Assessment of left ventricular function by gps using pocket-sized ultrasound

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 534-540

  Mjølstad, Ole Christian ^a,b   Snare, Sten Roar ^a   Folkvord, Lasse ^c   Helland, Frode ^d   Grimsmo, Anders ^a   Torp, Hans ^a   Haraldseth, Olav ^a,b   Haugen, Bjørn Olav ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Vikhammer Primary Care Centre   (Norway)

^d Hallset Primary Care Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; General practice; Heart failure; Left ventricular dysfunction; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POCKET CALCULATOR; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84867112102     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cms009     Document Type: Article

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