Portal vein pulsatility index is a more important indicator than congestion index in the clinical evaluation of right heart function

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 768-771

  Shih, Cheng Yen ^a   Yang, Sien Sing ^a,b   Hu, Jui Ting ^a   Lin, Chin Lin ^a   Lai, Yung Chih ^a   Chang, Cheng Wen ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Congestion index; Heart failure; Portal blood flow; Portal vein pulsatility index; Ultrasonic Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PULSATILE FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 33644916088     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i5.768     Document Type: Article

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