In their study, 371 patients underwent an MRA test and had a positive or negative diagnosis of pulmonary embolism obtained from a standard reference test. All except one of these patients also ...

The following is a summary of “Diagnostic accuracy of multi-organ point-of-care ultrasound for pulmonary embolism in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” published in the ...

A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE ... life-threatening condition. Accurate diagnosis is critical for ensuring effective ...

The role of venous duplex ultrasound (US) of the legs in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) is not clear with the advent of D-dimer testing and computed tomography (CT) pulmonary ...

New data reveal that acute pulmonary embolism, though rare in children and adolescents, carries a significant risk of death.

Clinical decision rules and blood tests are used in non-pregnant people ... D‐dimer and chest x‐ray for suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy and postpartum. BJOG 2018. The DiPEP (Diagnosis of PE ...

Purpose: Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are associated with ... Administrative claims data for patients with a DVT or PE diagnosis (ICD-9-CM code) and patients with ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE ... including blood tests, electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, chest X-ray, and CT Pulmonary Angiogram (the gold standard for diagnosis). Management strategies depend ...