Transthoracic echocardiography to identify or exclude cardiac cause of shock

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1592-1597

  Joseph, Majo X ^a   Disney, Patrick J S ^a   Da Costa, Rhiannon ^a   Hutchison, Stuart J ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; ICU; Shock; Shock, cardiogenic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 8744306052     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.5.1592     Document Type: Article

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