Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent and mortal condition if not managed properly. Symptoms are various and some are associated with severity in PE. Computed tomography angiography (AngioCT) is the most used imaging technique to diagnose and
 estimate the severity in PE. Objective: Describe the distribution of symptoms in patient with RV/LV (right ventricle/left ventricle)>1 or 1 of which 62% were female. Symptoms in RV/LV>1 patients: lower extremities pain or swelling: 46%, dyspnea: 31%, cough: 23%, palpitation: 8%, presyncope: 8%, 31% of patient had multiple symptoms. Symptoms in RV/LV1 patients. Other symptoms than lower extremities pain or swelling or dyspnea were more frequent in RV/LV>1 . In RV/LV
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Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
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