Association between computed tomography obstruction index and mortality in elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism: A prospective validation study.

Association between computed tomography obstruction index and mortality in elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism: A prospective validation study.

Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) has not only become the method of choice for diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism (PE), it also allows for risk stratification of patients with PE. To date, no study has specifically examined the predictive value of CTPA findings to assess short-term p...

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Main Authors: Marie Méan, Tobias Tritschler, Andreas Limacher, Stéphane Breault, Nicolas Rodondi, Drahomir Aujesky, Salah D Qanadli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5464630?pdf=render

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