Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8819901 | Respiratory Medicine | 2018 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
Survival after diagnosis of pulmonary infarction is comparable to uncomplicated pulmonary embolism, suggesting that outcome is not worse. While emboli occurred in multiple lobar sites, pulmonary infarction occurred most commonly in the lower lobes, suggesting unique underlying physiological mechanisms in pulmonary infarction development.
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Authors
Tayoot Chengsupanimit, Baskaran Sundaram, Wayne Bond Lau, Scott W. Keith, Gregory C. Kane,