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cord-258895-bfosmipc	Jalaber, Carole	Role of upfront CT pulmonary angiography at admission in COVID-19 patients	2020-08-25		.txt	text/plain	1158	68	47	• There is no clear evidence that there is a benefit to routinely perform CT pulmonary angiography as first-line imaging modality in patients suspected of COVID-19 pneumonia. Recent studies (6, 7, 8) have reported a high cumulative incidence of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), ranging from 23% to 30%, but these reports mainly concerned severe patients admitted in ICU. To date, the prevalence of acute PE at baseline presentation of unselected COVID-19 patients remains unknown, as is the benefit of a systematic CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) at initial screening. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of PE when systematically performing CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) as first-line imaging modality in patients with COVID-19 suspicion. From March 26 th , 2020, following the reports of frequent PE in COVID-19 patients (9, 10) , it was decided to systematically perform CTPA as first-line imaging modality in patients suspected of COVID-19 at xxxx (Blinded for review) University Hospital, unless there were contraindications to contrast medium administration.	./cache/cord-258895-bfosmipc.txt	./txt/cord-258895-bfosmipc.txt