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Internal and Emergency Medicine
Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine 7/2022

08-08-2022 | Hemoptysis | THE CUTTING EDGE: RESEARCH UPDATE

YEARS rule combined with the age-adjusted d-dimer threshold in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

Authors: Isabelle Piazza, Mariele Passarella, Vincenzo Fornelli, Irdi Memaj

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 7/2022

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A major challenge in the emergency department (ED) remains devising the optimal diagnostic strategy for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). …
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Metadata
Title
YEARS rule combined with the age-adjusted d-dimer threshold in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
Authors
Isabelle Piazza
Mariele Passarella
Vincenzo Fornelli
Irdi Memaj
Publication date
08-08-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 7/2022
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-022-03070-1

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