Is the inferior vena cava really superior?

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-31

  Drazner, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

echocardiography; heart failure; physical examination; prognosis

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); ECHOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VOLUME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; JUGULAR VEIN; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 84872353237     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.11.001     Document Type: Editorial

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