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See Latest ArticlesRisk Factors for Nonfatal Pulmonary Embolism in a Japanese Population: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study
Angiology, 07/31/09
Yamada N et al. – The odds ratio ([OR] adjusted for other factors) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for risk of PE was elevated for the following: female gender, prolonged immobilization, history of prior venous thromboembolism (VTE), lower extremity varicose veins, body mass index (BMI) 25 kg/m2, extremity paralysis, and gout/hyperuricemia. Inherited thrombophilia was found in 14 patients with PE (14%). Risk factors for PE in Japan are comparable in magnitude to those in Western countries; only one third of PE cases had received VTE prophylaxis.
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