Increased ostial pulmonary vein diameter in congestive heart failure: A multi-slice computed tomography angiography evaluation

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-50

  Gao, Lei ^a   Zhao, Xihai ^a   Liu, Xin ^a   Lu, Caiyi ^a   Yin, Ming ^a   Zhang, Yuxiao ^a   Wen, Yi ^a   Wang, Shiwen ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Heart failure; Pulmonary vein ostium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PULMONARY VEIN; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 33748067463     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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