Diagnostic discrepancies in clinical practice
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Diagnostic discrepancies in clinical practice
Autopsies are the gold standard for diagnostic accuracy; however, no recent study has analyzed autopsies in heart failure (HF).We reviewed 1241 autopsies (January 2000-May 2005) and selected 232 patients with HF. Clinical and autopsy diagnoses were analyzed and discrepancies categorized according to their importance regarding therapy and prognosis.Mean age was 63.3 ± 15.9 years; 154 (66.4%) pat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005978