Acute pulmonary embolism with and without hemodynamic instability (2003-2022): a Swiss nationwide epidemiologic study
The incidence of acute PE in Switzerland increased over the last 20 years. Despite increasing trends in the median age at PE diagnosis, in-hospital case fatality and mortality rates decreased, particularly among patients with high-risk features, and the LOS progressively declined.
Authors
- Silvia Ulrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5250-5022)
- Suzanne C. Cannegieter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-2303)
- Riccardo M. Fumagalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6794-1986)
- Luca Valerio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-0724)
- Stavros Konstantinides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6359-7279)
- Frederikus Albertus Klok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9961-0754)
- Simon Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8132-1066)
- Nils Kucher
- Stefano Barco
Institutions
- Democritus University of Thrace (GR)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2024.12.040
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.96