Bedside emergency cardiac ultrasound in children
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Bedside Ultrasound in Cardiac Emergency.
Dear Sir, The cardiovascular disorders are the leading cause of death all over the world. Of them, cardiogenic shock is the major cause in Pakistan. The increasing number of cardiac emergencies requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. The use of ultrasound is clinically implicated over the last 50 years as a first-line test for the cardiac evaluation of symptomatic patients. The clinical utilit...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0974-2700
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.66535