The right subclavian vein can be used as a surrogate of the inferior vena cava, as an echocardiographic indicator of systemic venous congestion

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 333, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 280-284

  Munir, Ahmad ^a,b   D'Cruz, Ivan ^a,b   Minderman, Daniel ^b   Shelton, Michela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava plethora; Subclavian vein caliber; Systemic venous congestion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; OBESITY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENOUS CONGESTION;

CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; RESPIRATION; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPINE POSITION; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 34249066847     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3180533fa1     Document Type: Article

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