- ►annals.org [PDF] SW Rathbun, GE Raskob, TL Whitsett - Annals of internal medicine, 2000 - Am Coll Physicians Suman W. Rathbun, MD; Gary E. Raskob, PhD; and Thomas L. Whitsett, MD ... Purpose: To determine
the sensitivity and specificity of helical computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of pulmonary
embolism and to determine the safety of with- holding anticoagulant therapy in patients ... Cited by 351 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
KE Wood - Chest, 2002 - chestjournal.chestpubs.org Major pulmonary embolism (PE) results whenever the combination of embolism size and underlying
cardiopulmonary status interact to produce hemodynamic instability. Physical findings and standard
data crudely estimate the severity of the embolic event in patients without prior ... Cited by 310 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 14 versions
- ►ahajournals.org C Kearon - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc Most deep vein thromboses (DVTs) start in the calf, and most probably resolve
spontaneously. Thrombi that remain confined to the calf rarely cause leg symptoms or symptomatic
pulmonary embolism (PE). The probability that calf DVT will extend to involve the ... Cited by 311 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] A Perrier, N Howarth, D Didier, P Loubeyre, … - Annals of internal …, 2001 - Am Coll Physicians Setting: Emergency department of a teaching and community hospital. Patients: 299 patients
with clinically suspected pulmonary embo- lism and a plasma D-dimer level greater than 500
g/L. Intervention: Pulmonary embolism was established by using a validated algorithm ... Cited by 263 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
- ►jasoncartermd.com [PDF] PF Fedullo, VF Tapson - The New England journal of medicine, 2003 - nejm.highwire.org Although the exact incidence of pulmonary embolism is uncertain, it is estimated that 600,000
episodes occur each year in the United States, resulting in 100,000 to 200,000 deaths. 1 When
the diagnosis of embolism is confirmed and effective therapy is initiated, recurrence of ... Cited by 245 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 20 versions
A Perrier, PM Roy, D Aujesky, I Chagnon, N … - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier A normal D-dimer level (<500 μg/L by a rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) ruled out
venous thromboembolism in 280 patients (29%), and finding a deep vein thrombosis by ultrasonography
established the diagnosis in 92 patients (9.5%). Helical CT was required in only 593 ... Cited by 206 - Related articles - All 10 versions
- ►canadianmedicaljournal.ca C Kearon - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2003 - canadianmedicaljournal.ca NO SINGLE NONINVASIVE TEST for pulmonary embolism is both sensitive and specific. Some
tests are good for "ruling in" pulmonary embolism (eg, helical CT) and some tests are good for
"ruling out" pulmonary embolism (eg, D-dimer); others are able to do both but are often ... Cited by 185 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 25 versions
PA Kyrle, S Eichinger - The Lancet, 2005 - Elsevier Deep vein thrombosis and its sequelae pulmonary embolism and post-thrombotic syndrome
are some of the most common disorders. A thrombus either arises spontaneously or is caused
by clinical conditions including surgery, trauma, or prolonged bed rest. In these instances, ... Cited by 170 - Related articles - All 14 versions
- ►hematologylibrary.org - Free from Publisher J Hirsh, AYY Lee - Blood, 2002 - bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) affects approximately 0.1% of persons per year. The incidence is
much lower in the young and higher in the elderly. Although many patients develop DVT in the
presence of risk factors, such as malignancy and immobility, DVT can also occur without ... Cited by 161 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
- ►annals.org [PDF] MJHA Kruip, MGL Leclercq, C Heul, MH … - Annals of internal …, 2003 - Am Coll Physicians Background: Pulmonary embolism is a common clinical disor- der that is associated with high
morbidity and mortality if un- treated. It is important to confirm or rule out the diagnosis in patients
with clinical suspicion of the disease. Purpose: To evaluate various diagnostic strategies ... Cited by 149 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
