Computed tomography-assessed right ventricular dysfunction and risk stratification of patients with acute non-massive pulmonary embolism: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1823-1832

  Trujillo Santos, J ^a   den Exter, P L ^b   Gomez V ^c   del Castillo, H ^c   Moreno, C ^c   van der Hulle, T ^b   Huisman, M V ^b   Monreal, M ^d   Yusen, R D ^e   Jimenez D ^c  

^a Hospital Santa Lucia   (Spain)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Mortality; Multidetector computed tomography; Prognosis; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84885339778     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12393     Document Type: Article

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