Acute cor pulmonale in pulmonary embolism. An important prognostic factor and a critical parameter for the choice of the therapeutic strategy;Akutes cor pulmonale bei lungenembolie: Entscheidender prognostischer faktor und kritischer parameter für die auswahl der therapeutischen strategie

Internist

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1155-1162

  Konstantinides, S ^a   Hasenfuss G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cor pulmonale; Echocardiography; Natriuretic peptides; Prognosis; Pulmonary embolism; Troponins

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COR PULMONALE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PROGNOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PULMONARY HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 7044271028     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-004-1267-7     Document Type: Article

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