Title |
Should we look for silent pulmonary embolism in patients with deep venous thrombosis?
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Published in |
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2261-14-178 |
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Authors |
Maria José García-Fuster, Maria José Fabia, Elena Furió, Gernot Pichler, Josep Redon, Maria José Forner, Fernando Martínez |
Abstract |
Asymptomatic or silent pulmonary embolism (S-PE) in patients with deep vein thrombosis has been the focus of numerous publications with the objective of determining the incidence of S-PE and assessing whether its existence has any clinical or therapeutic consequences that outweigh the risks associated with the diagnostic tests performed and the increased healthcare costs. The objectives were to assess the incidence of S-PE using computed tomography angiogram (CTA), to understand the epidemiological factors that might trigger embolism, and to assess whether D-dimer (DD) predicts the existence of S-PE's. |
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