International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 251-255 , December 2009

Acute Pulmonary Embolism Mimics Acute Coronary Syndrome in Older Patient

  • Chun-Chieh Liu

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chun-Chieh Liu, Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 10449, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ta-Chuan Hung

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Charles Jia-Yin Hou

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Ho Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 10 March 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(10)70010-7

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70010-7

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 251-255 , December 2009

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