Pulmonary embolism in the elderly: a review on clinical, instrumental and laboratory presentation

OBJECTIVE: Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) remains difficult and is often missed in the elderly due to nonspecific and atypical presentation. Diagnostic algorithms able to rule out PE and validated in young adult patients may have reduced applicability in elderly patients, which increases the n...

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Autores principales: Masotti, Luca, Ray, Patrick, Righini, Marc, Le Gal, Gregoire, Antonelli, Fabio, Landini, Giancarlo, Cappelli, Roberto, Prisco, Domenico, Rottoli, Paola
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18827912

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18827912

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