Pulmonary embolism: the role of emergency scan and intervening radiology in medium-high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism: the role of emergency scan and intervening radiology in medium-high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a relative common cardiovascular emergency. Computed tomography (CT) angiography has became the method of choice for suspected PE in routine clinical practice but CT should not be the first-line test for all patients, except suspected high-risk patients and high clinical p...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eleonora Arboscello, Irene Ponassi, Agnese Lomeo, Maria Nives Parodi, Paolo Barbera, Michela Morfino, Nicoletta Pollicardo, Roberto Delfino, Dahane Mhamed, Roberto Tallone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Subjects:
high-risk patients
pulmonary embolism
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1209

Internet

http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1209

Similar Items