title: Diagnostic value of the electrocardiogram in suspected pulmonary embolism.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Makropoulos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quevillon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rasuli
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*