Acute pulmonary embolism

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-

  Agnelli, Giancarlo ^a   Becattini, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; DABIGATRAN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TINZAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATIFICATION; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77954633612     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra0907731     Document Type: Review

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