Different modalities in diagnosis of thrombotic pulmonary embolism: a hospital-based study

Different modalities in diagnosis of thrombotic pulmonary embolism: a hospital-based study

Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening cardiovascular emergency with a high mortality rate; PE is a difficult diagnosis that may be missed because of nonspecific clinical presentation. However, multidetector computed tomography pulmonary angiography (MDCT-PA) is conside...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim M Shalan, Hosni A Younis, Haitham A Azeem, Mohamed Mahmoud, Saad R Abdulwahed Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
Subjects:
d-dimer
multidetector computed tomography pulmonary angiography
pulmonary embolism
Online Access:http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2018;volume=16;issue=1;spage=6;epage=12;aulast=Shalan

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