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HEPATOJUGULAR REFLUX [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Distention of the jugular vein induced by pressure over the liver; it suggests insufficiency of the right heart.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Distension de la veine jugulaire déterminée par la compression lente et méthodique du foie.

OBS

Ce symptôme qui s'accompagne d'une élévation importante de la pression veineuse dans la jugulaire, s'observe chez les sujets atteints d'insuffisance cardiaque avec foie congestif indiquant l'existence d'une insuffisance ventriculaire droite.

Spanish

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