Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in the Coronary Care Unit

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 881-886

  Stein, Paul D ^a,b   Sostman, H Dirk ^c   Hull, Russell D ^d   Goodman, Lawrence R ^e   Leeper Jr , Kenneth V ^f   Gottschalk, Alexander ^g   Tapson, Victor F ^h   Woodard, Pamela K ⁱ  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g St John Hospital and Medical Center   (United States)

^h DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BREATHING DISORDER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORTHOPNEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 61349187009     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.040     Document Type: Review

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