Significance: Aging is a complex process associated with an increased risk of many
diseases, including thrombosis. This review summarizes age-related prothrombotic …

Introduction Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening disease, making an
accurate and prompt diagnosis thus very important. However, the normally used diagnostic …

Background Clinical characteristics of patients with pulmonary thromboembolism have been
described in previous studies. Although very old patients with pulmonary thromboembolism …

Background and objective Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common disease with variable
symptoms and high overall mortality. The clinical relevance of the extent of PE is still …

Background Little is known about the United States diagnosis and burden of pulmonary
embolism (PE) in the emergency department (ED), and their evolution over the past decade …

Patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) commonly manifest concomitant “pneumonia,”
which is generally believed to be either a cause (infection) or a consequence (infarction) of …

D-dimer levels are increased in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). However, D-
dimer levels are also increased in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The …

Background: The incidence of acute pulmonary embolism (APE)(especially early diagnosis)
has increased annually in recent years, but the diagnosis of APE is a great challenge for …

In young patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), the predictive value of currently
available prognostic tools has not been evaluated. Our objective was to compare prognostic …

Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with high short-term mortality in elderly
patients, even when hemodynamically stable. Methods One hundred and seventy …