The association between the embolic load and atrial size in acute pulmonary embolism

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-299

  Aviram, G ^a   Steinvil, A ^a   Berliner, S ^a   Rosen, G ^a   Sosna, J ^b   Man, A ^a   Keren, G ^a   Rogowski, O ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atrium; Pulmonary heart disease; Thrombosis; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART LEFT ATRIAL SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIAL SIZE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79251590561     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04130.x     Document Type: Article

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