| Pathological validation of auscultation of the elderly heart. | |
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PMID: 876924 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Systolic murmurs present in 129 geriatric patients followed to post-mortem were assessed as mitral or aortic in origin by simple clinical assessment alone. Post-mortem examination contradicted clinical findings in only 2% of cases. Mitral valve pathology, mostly post-inflammatory scarring or mucoid degeneration, was present in 50% of the cases with murmurs. There was a significant correlation between the presence of murmurs, particularly mitral murmurs, and congestive cardiac failure, and there was also a significant correlation with age. A tendency for aortic systolic murmurs to be associated with a higher mean systolic blood pressure was not significant and there was no significant association between systolic murmurs and ischaemic heart disease. |
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Authors:
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M J Denham; A Pomerance; H M Hodkinson |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Postgraduate medical journal Volume: 53 ISSN: 0032-5473 ISO Abbreviation: Postgrad Med J Publication Date: 1977 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1977-09-02 Completed Date: 1977-09-02 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0234135 Medline TA: Postgrad Med J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 66-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Aged Aortic Valve / pathology Blood Pressure Heart Auscultation* Heart Failure / etiology Heart Valve Diseases / pathology* Humans Mitral Valve / pathology Phonocardiography |
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