Why the study?
Does transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography improve patient diagnosis and management in clinical practice?
Does transthoracic two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography improve patient diagnosis and management in clinical practice?
Routine echocardiography frequently reveals unsuspected findings, leading to new diagnoses and treatment changes in a modest proportion of patients.
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May support targeted inpatient echocardiography; leaves open net outcome benefit in prospective trials.
Krumholz et al. (1994) studied this question.
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