Helical computerized tomography and NT-proBNP for screening of right ventricular overload on admission and at long term follow-up of acute pulmonary embolism

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Laiho, Mia K ^a   Harjola, Veli Pekka ^b   Graner, Marit ^b   Piilonen, Anneli ^b   Raade, Merja ^b   Mustonen, Pirjo ^c  

^a Department of Emergency care   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

Author keywords

CT pulmonary angiography; Echocardiography, helical CT; Follow up; Non high risk pulmonary embolism; NT pro BNP; Right ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1 76); PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (1-76); TROPONIN T;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RADIOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TROPONIN T; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84860537216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-33     Document Type: Article

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