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The History and Physical Examination

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The importance of a carefully obtained and accurate history from the patient with cardiovascular disease cannot be overemphasized. In many instances, such a history enables the examiner to recognize the etiology of the problem relatively rapidly. Without it, evaluation of the patient’s problem is much less effective and definitive.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine Division of Cardiology and the Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical, Center-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Thomas C. Smitherman MD

  2. Texas Heart Institute, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    James T. Willerson MD

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Houston

    James T. Willerson MD (President, President-Elect and Medical Director) (President, President-Elect and Medical Director)

  2. Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX, USA

    James T. Willerson MD (President, President-Elect and Medical Director) (President, President-Elect and Medical Director)

  3. Department of Cardiology, University of Maastricht, Masstricht, The Netherlands

    Hein J. J. Wellens MD (Emeritus Professor) (Emeritus Professor)

  4. Rasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Jay N. Cohn MD (Professor of Medicine and Director) (Professor of Medicine and Director)

  5. Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA

    David R. Holmes Jr. MD (Consultant, Professor of Medicine and Scripps Professor) (Consultant, Professor of Medicine and Scripps Professor)

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Smitherman, T.C., Willerson, J.T. (2007). The History and Physical Examination. In: Willerson, J.T., Wellens, H.J.J., Cohn, J.N., Holmes, D.R. (eds) Cardiovascular Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-715-2_2

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