| Beyond auscultation--acoustic cardiography in the diagnosis and assessment of cardiac disease. | |
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PMID: 18690557 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Auscultation has long been an important part of the evaluation of patients with known and suspected cardiac disease. The subsequent development of phonocardiography provided an analogue visual display that permitted a more detailed analysis of the timing and acoustical characteristics of heart sounds, murmurs, clicks and rubs. In addition, the measurement of systolic time intervals enabled a valuable non-invasive assessment of left ventricular function. Acoustic cardiography, a much more recently developed technology, has enabled the simultaneous acquisition of ECG and cardiac acoustical data. This user-friendly and cost-effective technology permits acquisition of detailed information regarding systolic and diastolic left ventricular function and provides both a computerized interpretation and a visual display of the findings. Its clinical applications include the evaluation of patients with suspected heart failure, ischaemia and cardiac arrhythmias and the optimization of cardiovascular drug and device therapies. It can also be used in a wide variety of ambulatory and inpatient monitoring applications. |
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Authors:
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P Erne |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Swiss medical weekly Volume: 138 ISSN: 1424-7860 ISO Abbreviation: Swiss Med Wkly Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-11 Completed Date: 2008-12-12 Revised Date: 2011-02-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100970884 Medline TA: Swiss Med Wkly Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 439-52 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Head of Cardiology, Kantonsspital Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland. paul.erne@ksl.ch |
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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ultrasonography Auscultation* / history, methods Electrocardiography Heart Diseases / diagnosis*, ultrasonography Heart Failure / ultrasonography Heart Murmurs / ultrasonography Heart Sounds* History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Mass Screening Myocardial Ischemia / ultrasonography Phonocardiography* / methods Ultrasonics* |
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