Clinical comparison of acoustic and electronic stethoscopes and design of a new electronic stethoscope

M C Grenier; K Gagnon; J Genest Jr; J Durand; L G Durand

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00977-6

Clinical comparison of acoustic and electronic stethoscopes and design of a new electronic stethoscope

Am J Cardiol. 1998 Mar 1;81(5):653-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00977-6.

Authors

M C Grenier¹, K Gagnon, J Genest Jr, J Durand, L G Durand

Affiliation

¹ Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal, Québec, Canada.

PMID: 9514471
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00977-6

Abstract

This clinical study was performed to evaluate the advantages and limitations of 3 acoustic stethoscopes and 3 electronic stethoscopes. It shows that it is possible to design a new electronic stethoscope by considering the advantages of both the acoustic and electronic stethoscopes.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Acoustics
Electronics, Medical
Equipment Design
Humans
Stethoscopes*