The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 69-72 , January 2003

Original descriptions of the classic signs of aortic valve insufficiency

  • Nirav J Mehta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    • ,
  • Ijaz A Khan, MD, FACP, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Ijaz A. Khan, MD, Creighton University Cardiac Center, 3006 Webster Street, Omaha, NE 68131-2044, USA

Received 26 October 2001 ,Revised 15 April 2002 ,Accepted 13 May 2002.

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The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 69-72 , January 2003

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