screening for heart disease
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- screening echocardiography for structural heart disease & valvular heart disease in the general population does not reduce cardiovascular mortality or all cause mortality[1]
- see screening for coronary artery disease
- see cardiac risk assessment
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lindekleiv H et al Echocardiographic Screening of the General Population and Long-term Survival. A Randomized Clinical Study. JAMA Intern Med. July 22, 2013 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23877591 <Internet> http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1718443
Ioannidis JPA Appropriate vs Clinically Useful Diagnostic Tests. JAMA Intern Med. July 22, 2013 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23877418 <Internet> http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1718438