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Revision as of 17:27, 8 October 2012

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Editor(s)-In-Chief: The APEX Trial Investigators, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

Part of what makes the diagnosis of PE difficult is that the differential diagnosis of the clinical presentation of PE is extensive including a long list of conditions causing chest pain. Pulmonary embolism can also accompany any of the following conditions.

Differential Diagnosis

References

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