RT Book, Section
A1 Miranda, William R.
A1 Nishimura, Rick A.
A2 Fuster, Valentin
A2 Narula, Jagat
A2 Vaishnava, Prashant
A2 Leon, Martin B.
A2 Callans, David J.
A2 Rumsfeld, John S.
A2 Poppas, Athena
SR Print(0)
ID 1202440691
T1 Clinical Cardiovascular Examination
T2 Fuster and Hurst's The Heart, 15e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257560
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1202440691
RD 2024/04/20
AB Chapter  SummaryThis  chapter  presents  a  modern  approach  to  physical  examination  in  cardiovascular  disease  (CVD),  correlating  bedside  findings  with  echo-Doppler-derived  and  invasive  hemodynamics.  The  patient’s  history  and  a  physical  examination  have  always  been  the  central  component  of  the  clinical  evaluation  of  CVD.  Findings  on  palpation,  inspection,  and  auscultation  are  reflective  of  the  underlying  hemodynamics  (see  Fuster  and  Hurst’s  Central  Illustration).  Although  there  have  been  tremendous  advances  in  noninvasive  testing  over  the  past  50  years,  history-taking  and  physical  examinations  are  still  essential  in  providing  the  pretest  probability  for  subsequent  diagnostic  testing.  A  final  diagnosis  will  be  made  only  when  there  is  agreement  between  the  clinical  assessment  and  test  results;  when  discordance  is  present,  further  assessment  is  needed.