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Without treatment almost 1/3 of patients will die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are not diagnosed before the autopsy. | Without treatment almost 1/3 of patients will die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are not diagnosed before the autopsy. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
Synonyms and keywords: PE
Natural History, Complications & Prognosis
Without treatment almost 1/3 of patients will die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are not diagnosed before the autopsy.