Clinical features of suspected and unsuspected fatal pulmonary emboli in hospitalized patients
Fatal PE remains a common, unsuspected cause of inpatient death in the modern era. Symptoms of PE, active malignancy, and potentially confounding AV nodal blocking treatment were less frequent in patients with unsuspected PE. These data highlight the variation in presentation and the challenge of making the diagnosis in many hospitalized patients, particularly those without typical symptoms.
Authors
- Tyler J. Albert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5172-8865)
- Helene Starks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5229-8388)
- Paul B. Cornia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4949-9637)
- Scott Hagan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2379-8089)
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13533
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.10