| Literature DB >> 9416951 |
J H Stein1, A Neumann, R H Marcus.
Abstract
Clinical estimates of right atrial pressure from the jugular venous pulse were accurate when right atrial pressure was normal, but systematically underestimated elevated right atrial pressures. Because the increased distance from the mid-right atrium to the sternal angle is not accounted for, apparently normal right atrial pressure estimates by this technique do not reliably exclude elevated right atrial pressure in patients with congestive heart failure.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9416951 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00776-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778