title: [Abdominal ultrasound features in heart failure].
abstract: Heart failure involves many organs and systems. Because of heart failure is one of the most common admission diagnosis in a Medical Ward, we sought their abdominal ultrasound features in addition to the cardiac ones.
authors.affiliation: IV Divisione Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Pisana, Pisa. m.bindi@ao-pisa.toscana.it
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bindi
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moruzzo
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Viti
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinelli
authors.forename: Maido
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castiglioni
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology