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Right atrial to left atrial area ratio on early echocardiography predicts long-term survival after a...

Right atrial to left atrial area ratio on early echocardiography predicts long-term survival after a...

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Right atrial to left atrial area ratio on early echocardiography predicts long-term survival after acute pulmonary embolism

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Right atrial to left atrial area ratio on early echocardiography predicts long-term survival after acute pulmonary embolism

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England: BioMed Central

Journal title

Cardiovascular ultrasound, 2013-05, Vol.11 (1), p.17-17, Article 17

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English

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England: BioMed Central

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Contents

Current guidelines recommend that transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) should be performed for acute risk stratification following acute pulmonary embolism (PE), but it is unclear whether the initial TTE can predict long-term outcome beyond six months. We sought to assess the potential of the initial right atrial (RA) to left atrial (LA) area ratio...

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Full title

Right atrial to left atrial area ratio on early echocardiography predicts long-term survival after acute pulmonary embolism

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3673888

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3673888

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ISSN

1476-7120

E-ISSN

1476-7120

DOI

10.1186/1476-7120-11-17

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