Are biomarkers additive to pulmonary embolism severity index for severity assessment in normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-131

  Singanayagam, A ^a   Scally, C ^b   Al Khairalla, M Z ^b   Leitch, L ^b   Hill, L E ^c   Chalmers, J D ^a   Hill, A T ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; D DIMER; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM SEVERITY INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

EID: 78751689636     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcq168     Document Type: Article

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