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== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
There are between 300,000 and 600,000 cases of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the U.S. each year. Without treatment almost 1/3 of patients will die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with prompt diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are not diagnosed before the autopsy. | There are between 300,000 and 600,000 cases of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the U.S. each year. Without treatment almost 1/3 of patients will die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with prompt diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are not diagnosed before the autopsy. | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 19 July 2011
Template:Pulmonary embolism epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
Synonyms and keywords: PE
Epidemiology and Demographics
There are between 300,000 and 600,000 cases of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the U.S. each year. Without treatment almost 1/3 of patients will die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with prompt diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are not diagnosed before the autopsy.