FONDAZIONE ARIANNA ANTICOAGULAZIONE Exertional dyspnea: a misleading presentation of pulmonary embolism The Pulmonary Embolism Dyspnea Italian Study (PEDIS), just published in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, has demonstrated for the first time that the recent onset of severe respiratory fatigue due to minor efforts, especially in young subjects, can be a symptom revealing a...
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Strategies compared for ruling out pulmonary embolism
(HealthDay)—Diagnostic strategies for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) with pretest probability-dependent D-dimer thresholds have the highest efficiency and highest predicted failure rate, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data published online Dec. 14 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Milou A.M. Stals, M.D., from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, and colleagues...