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. 2020 Jun;22(6):1046-1047.
doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1916. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Excess out-of-hospital deaths during the COVID-19 outbreak: evidence of pulmonary embolism as a main determinant

Joseph Benzakoun  1   2   3 , Ghazi Hmeydia  1   2 , Tania Delabarde  4   5   6 , Lilia Hamza  5   6 , Jean-François Meder  1   2   3 , Bertrand Ludes  3   4   5   6 , Alexandre Mebazaa  3   7   8
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Excess out-of-hospital deaths during the COVID-19 outbreak: evidence of pulmonary embolism as a main determinant

Joseph Benzakoun et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2020 Jun.
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Comparison of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis rate in unexplained deaths between subjects scanned during the year 2019 (control group) and in COVID‐19‐suspected patients during the 2‐week outbreak peak (COVID‐19 group). Presence of deep vein thrombosis was evaluated only in subjects who underwent limb computed tomography.
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