Assessing the severity of pulmonary embolism among patients in the emergency department: Utility of RV/LV diameter ratio.

Assessing the severity of pulmonary embolism among patients in the emergency department: Utility of RV/LV diameter ratio.

<h4>Background</h4>Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is a major cause of death from cardiovascular disease. Right ventricular systolic dysfunction (RVD) caused by APE is closely related to a poor outcome. Early risk stratification of APE is a vital step in prognostic assessment. The objecti...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sung-Uk Cho, Young-Duck Cho, Sung-Hyuk Choi, Young-Hoon Yoon, Jong-Hak Park, Sung-Joon Park, Eu-Sun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242340

Similar Items

Similar Items