… deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism during the three month follow-up period. We
classified deaths believed to be caused by pulmonary embolism as thromboembolic events. …

… and safety of thrombolytic therapy in patients with an acute pulmonary embolism (PE). …
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common disorder with significant morbidity and mortality. In the US, …

… a systematic review and meta-analysis including all the current studies to assess the
accuracy of pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) in ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE). …

… Our meta-analysis identified PESI has discriminative power to predict the short-term death
and adverse outcome events in patients with acute pulmonary embolism; the PESI and the …

… In conclusion, in our meta-analysis we showed that if a suspicion for PE is really raised (not
like in the case presented) a negative test result from any clinical decision rule is insufficient …

… In this systematic review and meta-analysis including a total of 49 studies and 13,162
patients with acute pulmonary embolism, we found that, among all investigated CT parameters, …

Objective To review the evidence for existing prognostic models in acute pulmonary embolism
(PE) and determine how valid and useful they are for predicting patient outcomes. Design …

Background:Pretest probability assessment is necessary to identify patients in whom
pulmonary embolism (PE) can be safely ruled out by a negative D-dimer without further …

… of pulmonary embolism, we performed an updated meta-analysis of all properly randomized
… comparing thrombolysis with heparin for the initial treatment of acute pulmonary embolism. …

… This meta-analysis shows that elevated serum troponins are associated … pulmonary
embolism. Elevated troponin levels also are associated with death related to pulmonary embolism. …