Background
pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary embolism, cardiovascular disease
PULMONARY EMBOLISM, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Pulmonary embolism is a severe cardiovascular disease and can be life-threatening if left untreated. However, the detection rate of pulmonary embolism using existing pretest probability scores remained relatively low and clinical rule out often relied on excessive use of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography.