Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Peripheral Pulmonary Embolism
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Clinical characteristics of patients with peripheral pulmonary embolism.
BACKGROUND The clinical relevance of emboli limited to the segmental or sub-segmental pulmonary arteries and the role of anticoagulation in patients with these conditions remains to be clarified. OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of peripheral pulmonary embolism (PE), and in particular, isolated sub-segmental PE (ISSPE). METHODS We reviewed the data...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Respiration
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0025-7931,1423-0356
DOI: 10.1159/000277929