Handheld ultrasound is more accurate and less expensive than physical examinations when used to diagnose patients with common cardiac abnormalities, according to a study published online in the ...

The practice and teaching of physical examination techniques have evolved slowly since Hippocrates' time and have been virtually unchanged since the invention of the stethoscope nearly two centuries ...

The importance placed on the physical examination in the assessment of patients with cardiovascular disorders appears to be declining, perhaps in part due to a paucity of data showing its value in the ...

All I ever learned about the heart exam I learned in the second year of medical school. "I jokingly say, 'All I ever learned about the heart exam I learned in the second year of medical school,' " ...

Based on findings from a computer-based, multimedia, interactive test, cardiac examination skills do not appear to differ among third-year medical students, resident physicians, faculty members or ...

Guidelines regarding the management of patients with valvular heart disease have been published by the European Society of Cardiology and EACTS.

1 Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 2 Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Correspondence to Dr Jonathan A Drezner ...

1 Institute of forensic Medicine “Milovan Milovanovic”, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia 2 Institute of medical physiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia 3 ...