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Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(06): 1176-1178
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-12-0815
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Cardiac biomarkers levels predict pulmonary embolism extent on chest computed tomography and prognosis in non-massive pulmonary embolism

Nicolas Vuilleumier
1   Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland
,
Arnaud Perrier
2   Division of General internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland
,
Jean-Charles Sanchez
3   Department of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Biomedical Proteomic Research Group, University Medical Centre of Geneva, Switzerland
,
Natacha Turck
3   Department of Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Biomedical Proteomic Research Group, University Medical Centre of Geneva, Switzerland
,
Grégoire Le Gal
4   Department of Medicine and Chest Diseases; EA 3878 (GETBO), Brest University Hospital, Brest, France
,
Frank Verschuren
5   Emergency Department, Saint-Luc University Hospital, Bruxelles, Belgium
,
Damien Gruson
6   Department of Laboratory Medicine, Saint-Luc University Hospital, Bruxelles, Belgium
,
Noury Mensi
1   Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland
,
Denis Hochstrasser
1   Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Genetics and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland
,
Marc Righini
7   Division of Angiology and Haemostasis, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Switzerland
› Author AffiliationsFinancial support: The study was supported by a grant from the Swiss National Research Foundation (Grant no 3200B0–105988) and was registered with ClinicalTrial.gov, number NCT00117169.
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Received: 15 December 2008

Accepted after major revision: 18 March 2009

Publication Date:
24 November 2017 (online)

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