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Thromb Haemost 2024; 124(01): 058-060
DOI: 10.1055/a-2187-0966
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Obesity and Pulmonary Embolism: Can We Dismantle the “Obesity Paradox”

Samuel Z. Goldhaber
1   Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Obesity as a Predictor for Pulmonary Embolism and Performance of the Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Strategy in Obese Patients with Suspected Pulmonary EmbolismThromb Haemost 2024; 124(01): 049-057
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Received: 05 October 2023

Accepted: 05 October 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
06 October 2023

Article published online:
15 November 2023

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