The best predictor for right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism: Comparison between electrocardiography and biomarkers

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 378-381

  Sung, Eun Kim ^a   Dae, Gyun Park ^a   Hyun, Hee Choi ^a   Duck, Hyoung Yoon ^a   Jun, Hee Lee ^a   Kyoo, Rok Han ^a   Dong, Jin Oh ^a   Kyung, Soon Hong ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Pulmonary embolism; Ventricular dysfunction, right

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; T WAVE INVERSION;

EID: 70350492267     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2009.39.9.378     Document Type: Article

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