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Acute Pulmonary Embolism (Diagnosis and Management of)
The 2008 update focuses on current validated methods of diagnosis, prognostic evaluation, PE therapy and management in specific situations.
Topics:
Thromboembolic Venous Disease
Current versions available to download
| 2008 |  Full Text | Eur Heart J 2008:29;2276-2315 - doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn310 | 1 MB |
| |  Essential Messages | Essential Messages - Acute Pulmonary Embolism | 2 MB |
| |  Pocket guidelines | ESC Pocket Guidelines on Acute Pulmonary Embolism | |
| |  Pda | Pocket Guidelines on Acute Pulmonary embolism - PDA-Mobile versions | |
| |  Slideset | Acute Pulmonary Embolism slide-set | 2 MB |
| |  Related Materials | Eur Heart J Supp Tables - doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn310 | 54 KB |
| |  CME Questions | APE-CME-Questions | |
Current translated versions available to download:
Authors
Adam Torbicki FESC (Chairperson), Arnaud Perrier, Stavros Konstantinides FESC, Giancarlo Agnelli, Nazzareno Galie FESC, Piotr Pruszczyk FESC, Frank Bengel, Adrian J.B. Brady, Daniel Ferreira FESC, Uwe Janssens FESC, Walter Klepetko, Eckhard Mayer, Martine Remy-Jardin, and Jean-Pierre Bassand FESC
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Table of contents: Full Text (ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines)
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Introduction
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Epidemiology, Predisposing factors, Natural history, Pathophysiology, Severity of pulmonary embolism
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Diagnosis
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Clinical presentation, Assessment of clinical probability, D-dimer, Compression ultrasonography and computed, tomographic venography, Ventilation–perfusion, Scintigraphy, Computed tomography, Pulmonary angiography, Echocardiography, Diagnostic strategies, Suspected high-risk pulmonary embolism, Suspected non-high-risk pulmonary embolism
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Prognostic Assessment
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Clinical assessment of haemodynamic status, Markers of right ventricular dysfunction, Markers of myocardial injury, Additional risk markers, Strategy of prognostic assessment
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Treatment
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Haemodynamic and respiratory support, Thrombolysis, Surgical pulmonary embolectomy, Percutaneous catheter embolectomy and fragmentation, Initial anticoagulation, Therapeutic strategies, High-risk pulmonary embolism, Non-high-risk pulmonary embolism, Long-term anticoagulation and secondary prophylaxis, Venous filters
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Specific Problems
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Pregnancy, Malignancy, Right heart thrombi, Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, Non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism
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Previous versions
2000 Eur Heart J - Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism 
A complete list of ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines (current and previous versions) endorsed by ESC National Society Members is available here
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