Recognizing the Link between Peripheral Edema and Voltage Attenuation of QRS Complexes: Implications for the Critical Care Patient

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Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2041-2044

  Madias, John E ^a  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANASARCA; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SEPSIS;

EID: 0347624459     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.124.6.2041     Document Type: Editorial

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