Combination of D-dimer and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index to improve prediction of hospital death in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
Objective To investigate whether the combination of D-dimer and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) could improve prediction of in-hospital death from pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods Patients with PE (n = 272) were divided into a surviving group (n = 249) and an in-hospital death g...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-10-01
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Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060520962291 |