Clinical assessment of pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC). Retrospective study (2006-2015)

Evangelia Serasli (Thessaloniki, Greece), Evangelia Serasli, Konstantina Nikolaou, Anastasia Athanasiadou, Stavros Tryfon, Diamantis Chloros

Source: International Congress 2016 – Pulmonary hypertension in lung disease
Session: Pulmonary hypertension in lung disease
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2452
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Evangelia Serasli (Thessaloniki, Greece), Evangelia Serasli, Konstantina Nikolaou, Anastasia Athanasiadou, Stavros Tryfon, Diamantis Chloros. Clinical assessment of pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC). Retrospective study (2006-2015). Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2452

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