Tenuous Tether

In 1816, René Laennec was confronted with a young woman "laboring under general symptoms of diseased heart, and in whose case percussion and the application of the hand were of little avail on account of the great degree of fatness."1 Physical examination required "immediate ausculta...

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Main Authors: Weber, Brittany N. (Author), Edelman, Elazer R (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Medical Engineering & Science (Contributor), Harvard University- (Contributor), Edelman, Elazer R. (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New England Journal of Medicine Group, 2016-06-01T18:25:32Z.
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