Prognostic significance of ultrasound-assessed jugular vein distensibility in heart failure

Pierpaolo Pellicori; Anna Kallvikbacka-Bennett; Riet Dierckx; Jufen Zhang; Paola Putzu; Joe Cuthbert; Vennela Boyalla; Ahmed Shoaib; Andrew L Clark; John G F Cleland

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307558

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Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

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Prognostic significance of ultrasound-assessed jugular vein distensibility in heart failure

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Pierpaolo Pellicori Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anna Kallvikbacka-Bennett Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Riet Dierckx Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jufen Zhang Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paola Putzu Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joe Cuthbert Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vennela Boyalla Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ahmed Shoaib Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrew L Clark Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John G F Cleland Department of Cardiology, Hull York Medical School (University of Hull), Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK National Heart & Lung Institute and National Institute of Health Research Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals, Imperial College, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Pierpaolo Pellicori, Department of Academic Cardiology, Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research and Teaching Centre, MRTDS (Daisy) Building, Entrance 2, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, Kingston upon Hull HU16 5JQ, UK; pierpaolo.pellicori{at}hey.nhs.uk

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Pellicori P, Kallvikbacka-Bennett A, Dierckx R, et al

Prognostic significance of ultrasound-assessed jugular vein distensibility in heart failure

Heart 2015;101:1149-1158.

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Received January 26, 2015
Revised April 28, 2015
Accepted April 29, 2015
First published May 25, 2015.

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October 25, 2017

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