 Edema, Cardiac
"Edema, Cardiac" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Abnormal fluid retention by the body due to impaired cardiac function or heart failure. It is usually characterized by increase in venous and capillary pressure, and swollen legs when standing. It is different from the generalized edema caused by renal dysfunction (NEPHROTIC SYNDROME).
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D004489
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.434.482 C23.888.277.197
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| Concept/Terms |
Edema, Cardiac- Edema, Cardiac
- Cardiac Edemas
- Edemas, Cardiac
- Cardiac Edema
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Edema, Cardiac" by people in Profiles.
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Metra M, Dei Cas L, Bristow MR. The pathophysiology of acute heart failure--it is a lot about fluid accumulation. Am Heart J. 2008 Jan; 155(1):1-5.
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Abraham WT, Lowes BD, Ferguson DA, Odom J, Kim JK, Robertson AD, Bristow MR, Schrier RW. Systemic hemodynamic, neurohormonal, and renal effects of a steady-state infusion of human brain natriuretic peptide in patients with hemodynamically decompensated heart failure. J Card Fail. 1998 Mar; 4(1):37-44.
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Jones SD, Fullerton DA, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Brown JM, Smith R, Grover FL. Technique to stent the open sternum after cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Oct; 58(4):1186-7.
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DeVore GR, Donnerstein RL, Kleinman CS, Platt LD, Hobbins JC. Fetal echocardiography. II. The diagnosis and significance of a pericardial effusion in the fetus using real-time--directed M-mode ultrasound. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1982 Nov 15; 144(6):693-700.
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