The Clot Thickens: Diagnosing Acute Pulmonary Embolism as a Trigger for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation in the Setting of Anticoagulation Failure

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are most commonly triggered by infections, but up to 25% of those that require hospitalization are thought to be triggered by acute pulmonary embolism. We present the case of a 71-year-old patient with a history of unprovoked pulmonary embol...

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Autores principales: Saleh, Sameh N, Mansi, Ishak A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7727640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33312998
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_001884

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7727640/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33312998
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_001884

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