Heart Murmur - References

SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS

Citations

  1. O'Rourke RA, et al. (2008). Heart murmur section of The history, physical examination, and cardiac auscultation. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 12th ed., pp. 274–293. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Other Works Consulted

  • Bonow RO, et al. (2008). 2008 Focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing committee to revise the 1998 Guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease). Circulation, 118(15): e523–e661.

  • Fang JC, O'Gara PT (2008). The cardiovascular examination section of The history and physical examination: An evidence-based approach. In P Libby et al., eds., Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 8th ed., pp. 128–148. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

  • O'Rourke RA, Braunwald E (2008). Physical examination of the cardiovascular system. In AS Fauci et al., eds., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th ed., pp. 1382–1388. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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