Regional right ventricular dysfunction detected by echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 469-473

  McConnell, Michael V ^a   Solomon, Scott D ^a   Rayan, Mamdouh E ^a   Come, Patricia C ^a   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a   Lee, Richard T ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AKINESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030586835     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00339-6     Document Type: Article

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