Jugular vein ultrasound and pulmonary oedema in patients with suspected congestive heart failure

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-45

  Jang, Timothy ^a,b,c,d   Aubin, Chandra ^b   Naunheim, Rosanne ^b   Lewis, Lawrence M ^b   Kaji, Amy H ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Jugular venous distension; Pulmonary oedema; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952902014     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32833b2566     Document Type: Article

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