OCCURRENCE OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM AMONG 260 IN-PATIENTS OF ACUTE GERIATRIC DEPARTMENT AGED 65+YEARS IN 2005-2010
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Advances in Gerontology / Uspekhi gerontologii |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Public health care, social medicine |
| Keywords | advanced age; pulmonary embolism; deep venous thrombosis; diagnostics; therapy; risk factors; anticoagulant therapy |
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| Description | Pulmonary embolism (PE) is after myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular events the third most frequent cardiovascular cause of death. Simultaneously it belongs to at least often correctly diagnosed cardiovascular diseases. The Aim of the study: the retrospect! ve analysis of the database of inpatients with the target assess the clinical course of PE according to prevalence, mortality, average duration of stay, risk factors, used diagnostic methods and kinds of therapy. Another aim of the study was a comparison of the data among the survivors and deceased persons. |