Right ventricular dysfunction in patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 451-452

  Marra, Martina Perazzolo ^a   Pengo, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 77956883394     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0434-1     Document Type: Editorial

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