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Cardiovascular Response to Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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Update 1988

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 5))

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Abstract

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent cause of in-hospital death. Therapeutic and prophylactic measures are obviously needed but must be preceded by an accurate diagnosis and also by the evaluation of the factors that may influence its prognosis [1].

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  1. A. Artigas
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  2. R. Martinez
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  3. A. Roglan
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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Louis Vincent (Assistant-Director) (Assistant-Director)

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Artigas, A., Martinez, R., Roglan, A. (1988). Cardiovascular Response to Acute Pulmonary Embolism. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1988. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83392-2_31

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