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. 2017 Apr;25(4):280-281.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-016-0940-5.

Enlarged jugular veins

M Boulaksil  1   2 , R M M Gevers  3
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Enlarged jugular veins

M Boulaksil et al. Neth Heart J. 2017 Apr.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

M. Boulaksil and R.M.M. Gevers declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a Chest radiography showing a guide wire (arrow head) running horizontally from the left subclavian vein to the contralateral side. b An overlay of sequential chest X‑rays showing a phlebogram of two anterior jugular veins running parallel (venae jugulares anteriores) which are connected caudally by a jugular arch (arcus venosus juguli). See also the online video
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