Clot burden score in the evaluation of right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism: Quantifying the cause and clarifying the consequences
Introduction: Pulmonary angiography by computed tomography (CT) is the method of choice for the detection of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Studies have shown that the severity of PE can be estimated by clot burden scores. Objective: To evaluate the correlation between an angiographic clot burden sc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912001614 |