Assessments of the associations of thrombus localization with accompanying disorders, risk factors, D-dimer levels, and the red cell distribution width in pulmonary embolism

Assessments of the associations of thrombus localization with accompanying disorders, risk factors, D-dimer levels, and the red cell distribution width in pulmonary embolism

OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary embolisms occur as a wide spectrum ranging from clinically asymptomatic thrombi to massive thrombi that lead to cardiogenic shock. The purpose of this study was to determine the associations of thrombus localization with risk factors, accompanying disorders, D-dimer levels and t...

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Main Authors: Aysel Sunnetcioglu, Bunyamin Sertogullarindan, Bulent Ozbay, Selvi Asker, Salemi Ekin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2015-06-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Pulmonary embolism
Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography
Red cell distribution width
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000600441&lng=en&tlng=en

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