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. 2018 May;20(3):432-434.
doi: 10.1017/cem.2017.369. Epub 2017 Jul 31.

Prevalence of pulmonary embolism in syncope patients

Sean Crooks  1 , Eddy Lang  2
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Prevalence of pulmonary embolism in syncope patients

Sean Crooks et al. CJEM. 2018 May.

Abstract

Clinical questionHow often is pulmonary embolism (PE) found in patients admitted for syncope?Article chosenPrandoni P, Lensing A, Prins M, et al. Prevalence of pulmonary embolism among patients hospitalized for syncope (PESIT). N Engl J Med 2016;375:1524-31, doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602172.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of PE in patients hospitalized for a first episode of syncope.

Keywords: pulmonary embolism; syncope; venous thromboembolism.

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