Saddle pulmonary embolism diagnosed by CT angiography: Frequency, clinical features and outcome

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1537-1542

  Ryu, Jay H ^a   Pellikka, Patricia A ^a   Froehling, David A ^a   Peters, Steve G ^a   Aughenbaugh, Gregory L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic angiography; Mortality; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ESTROGEN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG ARTERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SYNCOPE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249678739     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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