Am J Cardiol. 2000 Oct 1;86(7):807-9, A10.

Diagnostic value of the electrocardiogram in suspected pulmonary embolism.

Rodger M, Makropoulos D, Turek M, Quevillon J, Raymond F, Rasuli P, Wells PS.

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Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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The electrocardiogram is shown to be of limited diagnostic value for determining pulmonary embolism in a prospective cohort study of unselected patients with suspected pulmonary embolism.

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