Differential diagnostic dilemma between pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent life-threatening condition in emergency departments. Careful diagnosis is important, and different diagnostic tests such as electrocardiogram (ECG), biochemical markers, echocardiogram, and computed tomography are required. Although ECG is a cheap and rapi...
Main Authors: | Enes Elvin Gul, MD, Kjell C. Nikus, Halil I. Erdogan, Kurtulus Ozdemir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Arrhythmia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427615001441 |
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