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Observational Study
. 2017 Jul 1;177(7):1046-1048.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1246.

Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients Hospitalized With Syncope: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Amol A Verma  1 , Hassan Masoom  2 , Shail Rawal  3 , Yishan Guo  4 , Fahad Razak  5 ; GEMINI Investigators
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Observational Study

Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients Hospitalized With Syncope: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Amol A Verma et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines how commonly patients hospitalized with syncope are investigated for pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis in routine practice.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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