Massive pulmonary embolism: A comparison of radiological and clinical characteristics and outcomes

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 79-81

  Schneider, Roslyn F ^a   Ntimba, Francis D ^a   Hourizadeh, Aman ^a   Schwartz, Jonathan B ^a   Eber, Corey D ^a   Patnana, Madhavi ^a   Goldfarb, Richard ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical presentation; Hypoxemia; Massive pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular dysfunction; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSPNEA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 0036638284     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-002-0198-7     Document Type: Article

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