D-dimer testing versus multislice computed tomography in the diagnosis of postpartum pulmonary embolism in symptomatic high-risk women

Postpartum pulmonary embolism (PE) is a challenging diagnosis
because physiologic changes during pregnancy can yield benign
symptoms that mimic or mask the condition. All PE tests have
limitations, and diagnosis is confirmed only in approximately onethird of high-risk symptomatic women [1]