title: [The usefulness of echocardiography in clinical cardiology (author's transl)].
abstract: The principle of the ultrasound examination of the heart is explained and the possible applications of this method are discussed. Three case histories are presented to exemplify the usefulness of echocardiography in clinical cardiology.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Die Leistungsfähigkeit der Echokardiographie in der kardiologischen Vorfelddiagnostik.