Outcome of pulmonary embolism and clinico-radiological predictors of mortality: Experience from a university hospital in Saudi Arabia

Annals of Thoracic Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-22

  Al Otair, Hadil ^a   Al Boukai, Ahmad ^b   Ibrahim, Gehan ^b   Al Shaikh, Mashael ^b   Mayet, Ahmed ^b   Al Hajjaj, Mohamed ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Departments of Radiology   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

obstruction score; Outcome; pulmonary embolism predictors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMOBILITY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84892731587     PISSN: 18171737     EISSN: 19983557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.124420     Document Type: Article

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