European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Oct 2020
Multicenter StudyPrevalence and risk factors for pulmonary embolism in patients with suspected acute exacerbation of COPD: a multi-center study.
Pulmonary embolism (PE) prevalence in acute exacerbations of COPD is highly variable. ⋯ PE prevalence is not negligible in this setting. A number of risk factors may help clinicians in identification of patients at increased risk of PE.