A new clinical model in pulmonary embolism and its correlation with V/P scan results

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 344-351

  Hatipoglu, Osman N ^a   Hanci, Emel ^a   Tabakoglu, Erhan ^a   Altiay, Gundeniz ^a   Cermik, Tevfik Fikret ^a   Caglar, Tuncay ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical model; Pulmonary embolism; Ventilation perfusion scan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LEG SWELLING; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNCOPE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 33748747603     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029606291399     Document Type: Article

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