Pulmonary embolism: epidemiology and diagnosis. Part 1
Pulmonary embolism is a potentially lethal disorder, consequent tothrombi formed in the deep venous system that, once detached,cross the right chambers of the heart, thus obstructing the pulmonaryartery or one of its branches. Mortality rate associated to untreatedembolism is approximately 30%. A qu...
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2007-09-01
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| Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/523-einstein.5.3.1.288-293.pdf |