International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5, 1 May 2009

The first use of echocardiogram in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion

  • Tsung O. Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20037, United States
    • Department of Echocardiography, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037, United States.
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  • Zhi-Zhang Xu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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  • Xin-Fang Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Echocardiography, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, PR China

Received 15 September 2008; accepted 15 September 2008. published online 30 October 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)01017-6

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.09.007

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5, 1 May 2009