Clinical implications of right ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism: Short- and long-term clinical outcomes

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325.e1-325.e6

  Yoo, Jung Wan ^a   Hong, Sang Bum ^a   Lim, Chae Man ^a   Koh, Younsuck ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hemodynamically unstable; Pulmonary embolism; Right ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84861182402     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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