Himalayan P waves in the setting of severe hypoxemia and emphysema

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Vijayakrishnan, Rajakrishnan ^a   Spodick, David H ^a  

^a SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIMALAYAN P WAVE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; INTUBATION; LUNG VENTILATION; OXYGEN TENSION; P WAVE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950619633     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(10)70365-2     Document Type: Article

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