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OCCURRENCE OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM AMONG 260 IN-PATIENTS OF ACUTE GERIATRIC DEPARTMENT AGED 65+YEARS IN 2005-2010

Authors

WEBEROVÁ Dana WEBER Pavel MATĚJOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ Hana MELUZÍNOVÁ Hana POLCAROVÁ Vlasta AMBROŠOVÁ Petronela BIELAKOVÁ Katarína

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Advances in Gerontology / Uspekhi gerontologii
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

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.

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