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A 72-year-old man presents with acute onset shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain after a long-haul flight. He is tachycardic and mildly hypotensive. His Wells score for pulmonary embolism is 5.5 (PE likely). What is the most appropriate next investigation according to NICE guidance?

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