Safety of withholding anticoagulant therapy in patients who have clinically suspected pulmonary embolism and negative results on helical CT

L. A. Perez de Llano, A. Veres, M. Lopez, M. Janeiro, J. Gomez, A. Baloira (Lugo, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Pulmonary thromboembolism
Session: Pulmonary thromboembolism
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1473
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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L. A. Perez de Llano, A. Veres, M. Lopez, M. Janeiro, J. Gomez, A. Baloira (Lugo, Spain). Safety of withholding anticoagulant therapy in patients who have clinically suspected pulmonary embolism and negative results on helical CT. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 1473

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