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A 68-year-old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease presents with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath 5 days after hip replacement surgery. He is tachycardic and mildly hypoxic. You suspect pulmonary embolism. According to NICE guidance, what is the most appropriate initial imaging investigation in this haemodynamically stable patient?

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