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Rev Clin Esc Med 2015; 5 (2)

Tromboembolismo pulmonar: fisiopatología y diagnóstico

Estrada GCF, Garzona NAF

Language: Spanish
References: 122
Page: 53-64
PDF size: 296.48 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common clinical event associated with significant morbidity and mortality that varies according to characteristics of the event and the patient. Multiple risk factors have been identified with a different degree of association; including cancer, infectious and inflammatory diseases, and previous thrombotic events, among others. PE diagnosis should be based on a logical clinical strategy, individualized to the patient according to their probability, considering clinical, laboratory and imaging findings, analyzing the different advantages and disadvantages of each diagnostic tool. This article aims to provide a review of the epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnosis of PE.


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