Clinical Validity of a Normal Perfusion Lung Scan in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

The objective of this study was to test the safety of withholding anticoagulant therapy in patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism who have normal perfusion lung scans, regardless of the clinical manifestations. Anticoagulant therapy was withheld or withdrawn in 515 consecutive patient...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1990-01, Vol.97 (1), p.23-26
Hauptverfasser:	Hull, Russell D., Raskob, Gary E., Coates, Geoffrey, Panju, Akbar A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Chronic cor pulmonale Diagnosis, Differential Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Plethysmography, Impedance Pneumology Prospective Studies Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Embolism - drug therapy Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases Radionuclide Imaging Thromboembolism - diagnosis
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