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Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(06): 1176-1178
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-12-0815
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-12-0815
Letters to the Editor
Cardiac biomarkers levels predict pulmonary embolism extent on chest computed tomography and prognosis in non-massive pulmonary embolism
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Financial 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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Publication History
Received:
15 December 2008
Accepted after major revision:
18 March 2009
Publication Date:
24 November 2017 (online)
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