Open AccessPrevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalized for Syncope
Author(s) -
Paolo Prandoni,
Anthonie W.A. Lensing,
Martin H. Prins,
Maurizio Ciammaichella,
Marica Perlati,
Nicola Mumoli,
Eugenio Bucherini,
Adriana Visonà,
Carlo Bova,
Davide Imberti,
Stefano Campostrini,
Sofia Barbar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1602172
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , pulmonary angiography , cardiology , pulmonary artery , confidence interval , pre and post test probability , radiology
The prevalence of pulmonary embolism among patients hospitalized for syncope is not well documented, and current guidelines pay little attention to a diagnostic workup for pulmonary embolism in these patients.
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