Clinical Research
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2003; 9(8): 1828-1831
Published online Aug 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i8.1828
Percentage of peak-to-peak pulsatility of portal blood flow can predict right-sided congestive heart failure
Jui-Ting Hu, Sien-Sing Yang, Yun-Chih Lai, Cheng-Yen Shih, Cheng-Wen Chang
Jui-Ting Hu, Yun-Chih Lai, Cheng-Yen Shih, Liver Unit, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Sien-Sing Yang, Liver Unit, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei and Medical Faculty, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan
Cheng-Wen Chang, Department of Cardiology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Sien-Sing Yang, MD., Liver Unit, Cathay General Hospital, 280, Jen-Ai Road, Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan yangss@cgh.org.tw
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Received: March 28, 2003
Revised: April 2, 2003
Accepted: April 24, 2003
Published online: August 15, 2003
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