Elevation of the JVP in constrictive pericarditis.
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Elevation of the JVP in constrictive pericarditis R.K. Sutherland, K.V. Russell, P.J. Trivedi, C.P. Conlon and R.W. Smith From the Regional Infectious Diseases Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK, Department of Acute General Medicine, Milton Keynes FT Hospital, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK6 5LD, UK, Department of Hepatology, University Hospitals Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK and Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Oxford University NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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عنوان ژورنال:
- QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
دوره 108 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015