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Physical Examination in Valvular Heart Disease

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  1. Braunwald E, Perloff JK. Physical Examination of the Heart and Circulation. In: Braunwald E (ed.) Heart Disease (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders 2005:77–106.

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  4. Talley NJ, O’Connor S. The Cardiovascular System. In: Talley NJ, O’Connor S (eds.) Clinical Examination, a Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis (4th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Science 2001, reprint 2003:26–29.

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Halley, C.M., Griffin, B.P. (2009). Physical Examination in Valvular Heart Disease. In: Wang, A., Bashore, T. (eds) Valvular Heart Disease. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-411-7_4

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