Radiographic findings of patients with right ventricular infarction: Prognostic evaluation

Radiography

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-26

  Mattioli, Anna Vittoria ^a   Castellani, Emma Tarabini ^a   Camellini, Marcella ^a   Mattioli, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azygos vein; Chest radiograph; Prognosis; Right ventricular infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 0034024958     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/radi.1999.0222     Document Type: Article

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