Nature and progression of pericardial effusion in patients with a first myocardial infarction: Relationship to age and free wall rupture

American Heart Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 251-258

  Figueras, Jaume ^a   Juncal, Alberto ^a   Carballo, Julio ^a   Cortadellas, Josefa ^a   Soler, Jordi Soler ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RUPTURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036345694     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjh.2002.123840     Document Type: Article

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