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Pulmonary embolism

Prevalence
Clinical features
Differential Diagnosis
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis
Prognosis

Recurrent PE is uncommon following treatment, a but mortality is high a

Note:

  • Around 8% of patients have a further PE within one year a
  • 20% to 25 % of patients who have a PE are dead within one year, (most within the first week), though only a tenth of these are directly due to the PE a

 

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   B   Lee
CAT Writers   CM   Ball, C Wotton, M Hayatli