Although it is well recognised that incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) increases
with age, PE has been shown to be an important cause of mortality in younger age groups.
A study by Sakuma et al. in 2007 examining autopsy records found that PE accounted
for 2.3% of deaths in the 20–39 age group [
[1]
]. Only 20% of PEs discovered at autopsy had been diagnosed during life. However,
there are relatively few studies looking specifically at PE in a younger age group.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: June 06, 2018
Accepted:
May 29,
2018
Received:
May 29,
2018
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