Received: 18 February
2015 / Accepted: 25 March 2015
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
A Short History of Cardiac Inspection: A Quest ÒTo See
with a Better EyeÓ
Author
William N Evans, MD
Source
ChildrenÕs Heart Center
Nevada, 3006 S Maryland Pkwy, Ste 690, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, USA. Email: wnevans50@aol.com.
Abstract
Cardiac examination has
evolved over centuries. The goal of
cardiac evaluation, regardless the era, is to ÔÔseeÕÕ inside the heart to
diagnose congenital and acquired intra-cardiac structural and functional
abnormalities. This article briefly
reviews the history of cardiac examination and discusses contemporary best, evidence-based
methods of cardiac inspection.