Large pleural effusions producing signs of cardiac tamponade resolved by thoracentesis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 106-108

  Traylor, Jennifer J ^a   Chan, Khaled ^a   Wong, Ivan ^a   Roxas, John N ^a   Chandraratna, Premindra A N ^a,b  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOCENTESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DRAINAGE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION;

EID: 0036149264     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02180-4     Document Type: Article

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