New directions in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism in pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-108

  Cutts, Briony A ^a   Dasgupta, Dhruba ^a   Hunt, Beverley J ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

pregnancy; pulmonary embolism; thrombosis

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; D DIMER; TROPONIN I;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84872853855     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.06.035     Document Type: Article

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