Clinical characteristics of patients with acute pulmonary embolism stratified according to their presenting syndromes

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 974-979

  Stein, Paul D ^a,b   Henry, Jerald W ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Cardiac Wellness Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Shock; Thromboembolism; Ventilation perfusion lung scan

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0030753385     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.4.974     Document Type: Article

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