Abstract
The clinical presentation of pulmonary embolism may be dominated by manifestations of pulmonary infarction or by the signs and symptoms of an acute hemodynamic disturbance. Most often, some manifestation is present along with hemodynamic abnormalities, which may range from shock or cardiac arrest to tachycardia.
MeSH terms
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Blood Pressure
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Capillaries / physiopathology
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Cardiac Output
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Cardiovascular Diseases / physiopathology
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Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
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Hemodynamics*
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Humans
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
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Lung / blood supply
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Lung Diseases / physiopathology
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Oxygen / physiology
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Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology
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Pulmonary Embolism / physiopathology*
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Pulmonary Heart Disease / physiopathology
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Stroke Volume