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CONTEMPORARY CARDIOLOGY

Essentials of

Bedside Cardiology

With A Complete Course

in Heart Sounds and Murmurs on CD

S ECOND E DITION

Jules Constant, MD , FACC

Includes CD

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CONTEMPORARY CARDIOLOGY

Essentials of

Bedside Cardiology

With A Complete Course

in Heart Sounds and Murmurs on CD

Jules Constant, MD , FACC

HUMANA PRESS

Essentials of Bedside Cardiology

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Essentials of

Bedside Cardiology

WITH

A Complete Course

in Heart Sounds and Murmurs on CD

S ECOND E DITION

Jules Constant , MD, FACC

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine

Buffalo, NY

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Constant, Jules, 1922-

Essentials of bedside cardiology : with a complete course in heart sounds and murmurs on CD /

by Jules Constant.--2nd ed.

p. ; cm. -- (Contemporary cardiology)

Rev. ed. of: Essentials of bedside cardiology for students and house staff. 1st ed. c1989.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-58829-142-1 (alk. paper)

1. Heart--Examination. 2. Heart--Diseases--Diagnosis. 3. Heart--Sounds. 4. Medical history taking. I.

Constant, Jules, 1922- Essentials of bedside cardiology for students and house staff. II. Title. III. Contem-

porary cardiology (Totowa, N.J. : Unnumbered)

[DNLM: 1. Heart Diseases--diagnosis. 2. Heart Sounds. 3. Physical Examination. WG 141 C757ea 2002]

RC683.C593 2002

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2002190222

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