Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 649-656 , June 2009

Echocardiography in Cardiovascular Public Health: The Feigenbaum Lecture 2008

  • Teresa S.M. Tsang, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Teresa S.M. Tsang, MD, Mayo Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55901.

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 Dr Tsang is supported by grant RO1 AG22070 from the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD) and an Echo Investigator Award from the American Society of Echocardiography (Morrisville, NC).

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.03.023

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