Early electrocardiographic signs in acute massive pulmonary embolism

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-204

  Hubloue, I ^a   Schoors, D ^a   Diltoer, M ^a   Van Tussenbroek, F ^a   De Wilde, Ph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute cor pulmonale; Diagnosis; Electrocardiogram; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TACHYCARDIA; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0030225572     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199609000-00012     Document Type: Article

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