Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: Are Biomarkers and Clinical Predictive Models Useful?

Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: Are Biomarkers and Clinical Predictive Models Useful?

Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate whether trimester-specific D-dimer levels or the modified Wells score (MWS) is a useful risk stratification tool to exclude pregnant women at low risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) from diagnostic imaging. Study De...

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Main Authors: Barbara V. Parilla, Rachel Fournogerakis, Amy Archer, Suela Sulo, Lisa Laurent, Patricia Lee, Benazir Chhotani, Kathleen Hesse, Erik Kulstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-04-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
Subjects:
pulmonary embolism
pregnancy
modified wells score
d-dimer
brain
natriuretic protein
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1582136

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