Is atrial fibrillation associated with pulmonary embolism?
(2012) Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH — Vol. 10, n° 3, p. 347-351 (2012)
Files
pdfdocument.pdf
Restricted Access - Adobe PDF
- 98.76 KB
Details
- Authors
- Abstract
- Overall, the presence of AF does not increase the probability of PE when this diagnosis is suspected. Nevertheless, when PE suspicion is based on new-onset dyspnea, AF significantly decreases the probability of PE, as AF may mimic its clinical presentation. However, in patients with chest pain alone, AF tends to increase PE probability.
- Affiliations
Citations
Gex, G., Gerstel, E., Righini, M., LE Gal, G., Aujesky, D., Roy, P.-M., Sanchez, O., Verschuren, F., Rutschmann, O. T., Perneger, T., & Perrier, A. (2012). Is atrial fibrillation associated with pulmonary embolism? Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 10(3), 347-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04608.x (Original work published 2012)