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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed the records of all patients entering the hypertension Clinic in 1974. One hundred sixteen met the criteria for hypertension and had a routine chest roentgenogram and/or ECG obtained for the evaluation of hypertension, Routine chest films and ECGs led to therapeutic or diagnostic interventions in only two instances, were not useful as baseline examinations, were never used for prognostic purposes, and not once influenced hypertensive management. We conclude that the value of routine chest roentgenograms and ECGs cannot be defended on the basis of their contribution to the workup of hypertension.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-9926
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
138
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1211-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Routine chest roentgenograms and electrocardiograms. Usefulness in the hypertensive workup.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article