Influence of gravity on pulmonary venous flow velocity patterns: Analysis of left and right pulmonary venous flow velocities in left and right decubitus positions

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 419-426

  Izumi, Chisato ^a   Iga, Kanji ^a   Himura, Yoshihiro ^a   Gen, Hiromitsu ^a   Konishi, Takashi ^a  

^a TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RECUMBENCY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033044174     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70486-2     Document Type: Article

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