Population
Patients with suspected acute pulmonary thromboembolism (APTE) in Japan
Design
Other
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May guide threshold-based CT or anticoagulation decisions in suspected PE; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
The diagnostic strategy for acute pulmonary thromboembolism recommended by the Japanese Circulation Society is practical and widely available in Japan, with decision analysis supporting specific pre-test probability thresholds for imaging and anticoagulation.
Sakuma et al. (2006) studied this question.
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