Echocardiography, troponins and lower extremity ultrasound: The 'Three Musketeers' lead the prognosis of acute pulmonary embolism

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-4

  Vitarelli, Antonio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78650227559     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.151316     Document Type: Editorial

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