Effect of positional changes on inferior vena cava size

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-325

  Mookadam, Farouk ^a   Warsame, Tahlil A ^a   Yang, Hyun Suk ^b   Emani, Usha R ^a   Appleton, Christopher P ^a   Raslan, Serageldin F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatic vein; Inferior vena cava; Positional change

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

ADULT; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; SYSTOLE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 79953860760     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer018     Document Type: Article

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