Clinically suspected acute recurrent pulmonary embolism: A diagnostic challenge

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 944-948

  Nijkeuter, Mathilde ^a   Kwakkel van Erp, Hanneke ^b   Söhne, Maaike ^c   Tick, Lidwine W ^d   Kruip, Marieke J H A ^e   Ullmann, Eric F ^b   Kramer, Mark H H ^d   Büller, Harry R ^c   Prins, Martin H ^f   Leebeek, Frank W G ^e   Huisman, Menno V ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Diagnosis; Recurrent pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION TREES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 34250641482     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-11-0635     Document Type: Article

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