Pulmonary embolism- monitoring of anticoagulation therapy at Transfusion Center Maribor in 2011
Background: Pulmonary embolism is a common and often fatal disease. Mortality can be reduced with prompt diagnosis and therapy. PE is caused by obstruction of the pulmonary artery or its branches by thrombus. Diagnois is based on clinical exam, CT scan, perfusion scintigraphy, and laboratory tes...
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Slovenian Medical Association
2012-12-01
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Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/767 |