Evaluating pulmonary congestion with lung ultrasound and the need to take the next steps in heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1164-1165

  Lassus, Johan ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUID RETENTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EXAMINATION; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT MONITORING; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURNOVER TIME; VENOUS CONGESTION; LUNG; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG EDEMA;

HEART FAILURE; LUNG; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY EDEMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 85020168899     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.891     Document Type: Editorial

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