Identification of congestive heart failure via respiratory variation of inferior vena cava diameter

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-75

  Blehar, David J ^a   Dickman, Eitan ^b   Gaspari, Romolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATION; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 56549121922     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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