European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 470-473 , September 2009

Prevalence of heart diseases in patients with pulmonary embolism with and without peripheral venous thrombosis: Findings from a cross-sectional survey

  • Paolo Prandoni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, Thromboembolism Unit, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padua, Italy. Tel.: +39 049 8212656; fax: +39 049 8218731.
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  • Raffaele Pesavento

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
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  • Henrik T. Sørensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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  • Nicola Gennaro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Public Health Agency, Regione Veneto, Italy
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  • Fabio Dalla Valle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
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  • Isabella Minotto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
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  • Fabio Perina

      Affiliations

    • Health Information Systems, Department for Health Resources, Social Services and Information Systems, Regione Veneto, Italy
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  • Vittorio Pengo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy
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  • Antonio Pagnan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Italy

Received 30 January 2009 ,Revised 4 June 2009 ,Accepted 10 June 2009.

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PII: S0953-6205(09)00107-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.06.001

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 470-473 , September 2009

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