Measurement of cardiac troponin identifies patients with moderate to large pulmonary emboli and right ventricular strain

J. Andrews, W. MacNee, J. Murchison (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Acute pulmonary embolism
Session: Acute pulmonary embolism
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2407
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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J. Andrews, W. MacNee, J. Murchison (Edinburgh, United Kingdom). Measurement of cardiac troponin identifies patients with moderate to large pulmonary emboli and right ventricular strain. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2407

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