Echocardiographic detection of reversible right ventricular strain in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: Report of 2 Cases

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 279-282

  Fang, Ber Ren ^a   Chiang, Cheng Wen ^a   Lee, Ying Shiung ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular strain

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029903035     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177105     Document Type: Article

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