| HONEY BEE SECTION: INNOVATIONS FOR THE HEART |
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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 65-68 |
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Electronic stethoscopes: Brief review of clinical utility, evidence, and future implications
Karishma Landge, Bharath Raj Kidambi, Aayush Singhal, Aseem Basha
Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Karishma Landge
Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpcs.jpcs_47_18
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The rapid technological advancements in field of cardiovascular medicine over the years has led to the decreased utility of conventional stethoscope. Attempts to improve the flaw in previous versions of stethoscope has led to new enthusiasm in the art of clinical cardiology again. In this article, we try to briefly describe how an electronic stethoscope operates, its difference from conventional stethoscope and what are its potential utility in modern clinical cardiology with the available evidences so far. |
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