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Diagnostic Value of D-dimer in Detecting Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Acute COPD Exacerbation

BACKGROUND: Signs and symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation may overlap with pulmonary embolism. Patients with acute COPD exacerbations have higher level of D-dimer which may D-dimer lead to false detection of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). In this study diagnostic...

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Autores principales: Sadeghi, Somayeh, Emami Ardestani, Mohammad, Raofi, Elham, Jalaie Esfandabadi, Akbar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8088144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959175