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screening for heart disease
Management:
1) screening echocardiography for structural heart disease & valvular heart disease in the general population does not reduce cardiovascular mortality or all cause mortality [1]
2) see screening for coronary artery disease
3) see cardiac risk assessment
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cardiac risk assessment
Specific
screening for atrial fibrillation
screening for coronary artery disease
General
screening
References
- Lindekleiv H et al
Echocardiographic Screening of the General Population and
Long-term Survival. A Randomized Clinical Study.
JAMA Intern Med. July 22, 2013
PMID: 23877591
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1718443
- Ioannidis JPA
Appropriate vs Clinically Useful Diagnostic Tests.
JAMA Intern Med. July 22, 2013
PMID: 23877418
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1718438