Protein-losing enteropathy in congestive heart failure: Diagnosis by means of a simple method

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 27, 1999, Pages 1816-1818

  Chan, Francis K L ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^b   Ma, K M ^b   Leung, Y L ^b   Yeung, Vincent T F ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Protein losing enteropathy; Technetium 99m albumin scan

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALBUMIN TC 99M;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; SCINTIGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COLON; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 0032767320     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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