Gillum R F
Bull World Health Organ. 1988;66(2):249-58.
To aid the selection of appropriate diagnostic technologies, the literature on noninvasive methods for population studies of cardiovascular diseases was reviewed. Indications, limitations and cost-effectiveness are discussed. Most widely applicable are the standardized medical history, blood pressure and other measurements, resting electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, and selected tests of blood and urine. Useful in specialized studies are exercise testing, ambulatory monitoring, and peripheral arterial flow measurements. Ultrasound is valuable in the study of hypertensive and other myocardial diseases. Further methodological research is needed.
为了帮助选择合适的诊断技术,我们对有关心血管疾病人群研究的非侵入性方法的文献进行了综述。文中讨论了这些方法的适应症、局限性和成本效益。应用最广泛的是标准化病史、血压及其他测量、静息心电图、胸部X光以及部分血液和尿液检查。运动试验、动态监测和外周动脉血流测量在专项研究中很有用。超声在高血压及其他心肌疾病的研究中具有重要价值。还需要进一步开展方法学研究。