When does ECG suggests a suspicion of a pulmonary embolism? ECG changes in pulmonary embolism Case report
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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threating condition of very nonspecific symptoms. In this article we describe ECG changes which may suggest PE suspicion, ECG changes related to worse prognosis and we present the ECGs of two patients with confirmed in CT pulmonary angiography PE.
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