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Show Notes
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr James Rudd, is joined by Professor Bernard Prendergast from St Thomas' Hospital, London. They discuss his recent publication in Heart concerning the ability of the stethoscope to detect important valve disease in asymptomatic primary care patients. They also cover POCUS, the feasibility of screening elderly patients for valve disease and whether Bernard still uses a stethoscope in real life.
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Link to published paper:
Primary paper: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/24/heartjnl-2018-313082
Editorial: https://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/24/heartjnl-2018-313474
The Oxvalve study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216199/