Comorbidity assessment as predictor of short and long-term mortality in elderly patients with hemodynamically stable acute pulmonary embolism
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DOI: 10.1007/s11239-017-1540-y
Abstract: Elderly patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) frequently have significant underlying comorbidities which may condition the prognosis. The current study aimed to determine the ability of Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score to predict short… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary embolism; mortality; hemodynamically stable; elderly patients ... See more keywords