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Computer-assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease : a cross-sectional study
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| author | Zühlke, Liesl |
| author2 | Myer, Landon |
| author_browse | Myer, Landon Zühlke, Liesl |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11714 Computer-assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease : a cross-sectional study Zühlke, Liesl Myer, Landon Clinical Research Methods Includes synopsis. Includes bibliographical references. Cardiac auscultation is inherently qualitative, highly subjective and requires considerable skill and experience. Computer- assisted auscultation (CAA) is an objective referral-decision support tool that aims to minimise inappropriate referrals. This study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of 2 CAA systems, Cardioscan® and Sensi®, in detecting echo-confirmed cardiac abnormalities in 79 consecutive patients referred for assessment to a tertiary cardiac clinic. CAA demonstrated suboptimal sensitivity and specificity in detecting cardiac abnormalities in children and adults. As both systems demonstrate 100% sensitivity in detecting acyanotic heart disease, and theoretically carry significant potential in resource-limited settings, further development of current technologies to improve sensitivity and specificity for clinical applications is still warranted. 2015-01-07T13:40:28Z 2015-01-07T13:40:28Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MPH http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11714 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Clinical Research Methods Zühlke, Liesl Computer-assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease : a cross-sectional study |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Computer-assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease : a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Computer-assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease : a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Computer-assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease : a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Computer-assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease : a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Computer-assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease : a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | computer assisted auscultation as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease a cross sectional study |
| topic | Clinical Research Methods |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11714 |
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