Electrocardiographic presentation of massive and submassive pulmonary embolism;Tromboembolismo pulmonar maciço e submaciço: Formas de apresentação electrocardiográfica

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 591-610

  Abecasis, João ^a   Monge, José ^a   Alberca, Dolores ^a   Grenho, Maria Fátima ^a   Arroja, Isabel ^a   Aleixo, Ana Maria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO FRANCISCO XAVIER   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Massive pulmonary embolism; Prognosis; T wave inversion

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; T WAVE INVERSION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 47949086942     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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