Can we improve the detection of heart valve disease?

Heart

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 271-273

  Arden, Chris ^a   Chambers, John B ^b   Sandoe, Jonathan ^c   Ray, Simon ^d   Prendergast, Bernard ^d   Taggart, David ^b   Westaby, Stephen ^b   Grothier, Lucy ^e   Wilson, Jo ^b   Campbell, Brian ^f   Gohlke Bärwolf, Christa ^g   Mestres, Carlos A ^h   Rosenhek, Raphael ⁱ   Pibarot, Philippe ^j   Otto, Catherine M ^k  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^b British Heart Valve Society ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c British Infection Association   (United Kingdom)

^d British Cardiovascular Society   (United Kingdom)

^e South London Cardiac and Stroke Network   (United Kingdom)

^f Society for Cardiological Science and Technology   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^j UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VALVULAR DISEASE;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84893768925     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304223     Document Type: Review

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