Cardiologic diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Role of the echocardiography;Diagnostica cardiologica dell'embolismo polmonare: L'ecocardiografia

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 12 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 15-20

  Carerj, Scipione ^a   Trifiro', Maria Paola ^a   Zito, Concetta ^a   De Salvo, Salvatore ^a   Consolo, Fausio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TIME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0034569318     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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