Comparison of estimates of right atrial pressure by physical examination and echocardiography in patients with congestive heart failure and reasons for discrepancies

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1615-1618

  Stein, James H ^a   Neumann, Alex ^a,b   Marcus, Richard H ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b IOWA HEART CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; PRESSURE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULSE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0031448930     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00776-5     Document Type: Article

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