Outcomes of saddle pulmonary embolism: A nested case-control study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 867-869

  Gandara, E ^a,b   Bose, G ^a,b   Erkens, P ^c   Rodgers, M ^a,b   Carrier, M ^a,b   Wells, P ^a,b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC PULMONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPNEA; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY TRUNK BIFURCATION; PULMONARY VALVE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT VENTRICLE DILATATION; SADDLE PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 79953293326     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04189.x     Document Type: Letter

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