Source: International Congress 2018 – Diagnosis, prognostication and treatment of pulmonary embolism
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases



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K. Bartolo (Msida, Malta), C. Cannataci (Msida, Malta), C. Zammit (Msida, Malta), J. Azzopardi (Msida, Malta), J. Cassar (Msida, Malta), P. Grech (Msida, Malta), G. Borg (Msida, Malta), B. Caruana Montaldo (Msida, Malta). Can age-adjusted D-dimer be used to decrease the CTPA burden in a general hospital?. 3118

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