Echocardiography Doppler in pulmonary embolism: Right ventricular dysfunction as a predictor of mortality rate

American Heart Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 479-487

  Ribeiro, A ^a   Lindmarker, P ^a   Juhlin Dannfelt, A ^a   Johnsson, H ^a   Jorfeldt, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030963804     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70085-1     Document Type: Article

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