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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1979-11-21
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pubmed:abstractText |
An asymptomatic adult population of 196 men and women was studied with the echocardiogram to derive age- and sex-specific "normal" values for a number of clinically used echocardiograhic variables. The results are in general agreement with previously published normal values. Body position during the examination, age and sex influence the echocardiographic results; body surface area correction normalized most of these effects. The prevalence of occult abnormalities determined by the echocardiogram is 7%; the most common finding was mitral valve prolapse. Inter- and intraobserver variability was assessed. The interobserver differences found on analysis are statistically, but not clinically , significant. The echocardiogram appears to be a suitable tool to use in epidemiologic studies to detect selected cardiac abnormalities, but is limited for this purpose because some subjects in such a population cannot be adequately examined.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0009-7322
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
60
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
921-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Body Surface Area,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-California,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Coronary Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Echocardiography,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Electrocardiography,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Exercise Test,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Heart Rate,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Mitral Valve Prolapse,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Myocardial Infarction,
pubmed-meshheading:476895-Population Surveillance
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pubmed:year |
1979
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Evaluation of the echocardiogram as an epidemiologic tool in an asymptomatic population.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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