Predictive value of high-sensitivity troponin I and D-dimer assays for adverse outcome in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 586-590

  Walter, Thomas ^a   Apfaltrer, Paul ^a   Weilbacher, Frank ^a   Meyer, Mathias ^a   Schoenberg, Stefan O ^a   Fink, Christian ^a   Gruettner, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse clinical outcome; D dimer; Pulmonary embolism; Troponin I

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 84871356715     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2012.825     Document Type: Article

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