1. Clinical Syndromes and Clinical Outcome in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism.
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Lobo, José Luís, Zorrilla, Vanesa, Aizpuru, Felipe, Uresandi, Fernando, García-Bragado, Ferrdn, Conget, Francisco, and Monreal, Manuel
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PULMONARY embolism , *LUNG diseases , *THROMBOEMBOLISM , *BLOOD circulation disorders , *INFARCTION , *MORTALITY , *HEALTH outcome assessment - Abstract
The article focuses on the study regarding influence of the clinical syndromes and clinical outcome in patients with pulmonary embolism. The study employed patients with acute pulmonary embolism without pre-existing cardiac or pulmonary disease who were registered at the Registro Informatizado de la Enfermedad TromboEmbólica. It was found that patients with pulmonary embolism and pulmonary infarction had a considerably lower mortality rate during initial therapy and after discharge.
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- 2006
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