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Epidemiology of pulmonary embolism in the US
Posted Nov 04, 2009
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by Samuel Goldhaber
Important data published in Chest show that the rate of diagnosis of pulmonary embolism at discharge from hospital has doubled and that costs of treating have risen. The positive news is that the death rate from PE has dramatically decreased.
See:
Park B, Messina L, Phong D, et al. Recent trends in clinical outcomes and resource utilization for pulmonary embolism in the United States. Chest 2009; 136:983-990. Available here
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Samuel Z Goldhaber, MD
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Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Venous Thromboembolism Research Group
Co-Director, Anticoagulation Management Service
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
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