Pericardial effusion and pericardiocentesis: Role of echocardiography

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 725-734

  Jung, Hae Ok ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Echocardiography; Pericardial effusions; Pericardiocentesis

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84871247900     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2012.42.11.725     Document Type: Review

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