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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |