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Is routine screening for silent pulmonary embolism justified in patients with deep vein thrombosis?

The incidence of asymptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) exceeds 70% in patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT), even in cases of distal deep vein thrombosis. We report the case of a patient with a diagnosis of DVT in the lower left limb associated with asymptomatic PE who presented late symptoms du...

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Autores principales: Silva, Marcela Juliano, Mendes, Cynthia de Almeida, Kuzniec, Sergio, Krutman, Mariana, Wolosker, Nelson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8244963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34249115
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1677-5449.200124