Open AccessEffect of positional changes on inferior vena cava size
Author(s) -
Farouk Mookadam,
Tahlil A. Warsame,
Hyun Suk Yang,
Usha R Emani,
C. P. Appleton,
Serag Raslan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1525-2167
pISSN - 1532-2114
DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jer018
Subject(s) - medicine , supine position , inferior vena cava , diastole , cardiology , nuclear medicine , blood pressure
To study the effect of positional change on inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter. The influence of positional change on IVC size is not well studied. Although the American Society of Echocardiography guidelines for chamber quantification recommend imaging the IVC in the left lateral position, many labs routinely image the IVC from the supine position.
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