Plethora of the Inferior Vena Cava with Blunted Respiratory Response: A Useful Echocardiographic Sign of Pericardial Disease

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EchocardiographyVolume 6, Issue 2 p. 159-168 Plethora of the Inferior Vena Cava with Blunted Respiratory Response: A Useful Echocardiographic Sign of Pericardial Disease RONALD B. HIMELMAN M.D., RONALD B. HIMELMAN M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, and the John Henry Mills Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorEDMOND LEE M.D., EDMOND LEE M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, and the John Henry Mills Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorBARBARA KIRCHER M.D., BARBARA KIRCHER M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, and the John Henry Mills Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorNELSON B. SCHILLER M.D., Corresponding Author NELSON B. SCHILLER M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, and the John Henry Mills Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaAddress for correspondence: Nelson B. Schiller, M.D., Mof-fitt 342A, Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus, San Francisco, CA 94143.Search for more papers by this author RONALD B. HIMELMAN M.D., RONALD B. HIMELMAN M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, and the John Henry Mills Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorEDMOND LEE M.D., EDMOND LEE M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, and the John Henry Mills Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorBARBARA KIRCHER M.D., BARBARA KIRCHER M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, and the John Henry Mills Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearch for more papers by this authorNELSON B. SCHILLER M.D., Corresponding Author NELSON B. SCHILLER M.D. The Cardiovascular Research Institute, the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, and the John Henry Mills Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaAddress for correspondence: Nelson B. Schiller, M.D., Mof-fitt 342A, Echocardiography Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus, San Francisco, CA 94143.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1989 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.1989.tb00298.xCitations: 3 Presented at Cardio Vision '88, Monaco, June 16–18, 1988. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume6, Issue2March 1989Pages 159-168 RelatedInformation