title: Detection of left atrial enlargement using hand-carried ultrasound devices to screen for cardiac abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, Calif, USA. kimura.bruce@scrippshealth.org
authors.forename: Bruce J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Todd S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Fergus
authors.forename: Joshua J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Minuto
authors.forename: Stan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Amundson
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gilpin
authors.forename: Anthony N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: DeMaria
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004501:Education, Medical; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States