Open AccessDiagnostic implications of computed tomography pulmonary angiography in patients with pulmonary embolism
Author(s) -
Ayman ElMenyar,
Syed Nabir,
Nadeem Ahmed,
Mohammad Asim,
Gaby Jabbour,
Hassan AlThani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.191868
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , pulmonary angiography , computed tomography angiography , computed tomography , retrospective cohort study , cardiology , mortality rate , radiology , pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious cardiovascular and pulmonary complication worldwide. We aimed to assess the implications of different computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) parameters in patients with acute PE.