Central venous air embolism causing pulmonary oedema mimicking left ventricular failure

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7131, 1998, Pages 604-606

  Fitchet, Alan ^a   Fitzpatrick, Adam P ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; AIR EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY EDEMA; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032554340     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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