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Echocardiographic parameters as adjuncts to Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) in prediction of 30-day mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Jerzy Wiliński12, Ositadima Chukwu3, Anna Skwarek12, Radosław Borek12, Julia Chukwu4, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek5, Marek Rajzer

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