The diagnosis of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade by 12-lead ECG: A technology assessment

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 318-324

  Eisenberg, Mark J ^a   Munoz De Romeral, Luisa ^b   Heidenreich, Paul A ^b   Schiller, Nelson B ^b   Evans Jr , G Thomas ^b  

^a UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cardiac tamponade; ECG; echocardiography; electrical alternans; electrocardiography; pericardial effusion; pericarditis; sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9444235082     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.2.318     Document Type: Article

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