Evaluation of Diastolic Function: How Practical Is it?
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From Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL Address for correspondence: Philip R. Liebson, MD, Rush Medical College, 1700 West Van Buren, Suite 470, Chicago, IL 60612 • Email: [email protected] Published online: www.themedicalroundtable.com • Search for ID: CV14027 DR. LIEBSON: I am Dr. Philip Liebson from the Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. I am joined today by two of my colleagues from the Section of Cardiology and Echocardiography: Dr. Rami Doukky, Associate Professor of Medicine, Radiology and Dr. Melissa Tracy, Associate Professor, Cardiology, both of whom have been very active in the area of echocardiography.
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