Differences in clinical presentation of pulmonary embolism in older vs younger patients

Circulation Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 981-986

  Kokturk, Nurdan ^a   Oguzulgen, I Kivilcim ^a   Demir, Nalan ^a   Demirel, Koray ^a,b   Ekim, Numan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Elderly; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary vascular obstruction score (PVOs)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 23744461828     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.981     Document Type: Article

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