TEMA 6-2015: TROMBOEMBOLISMO PULMONAR: FISIOPATOLOGÍA Y DIAGNÓSTICO

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common clinical event associated with significant morbidity and mortality that varies according to characteristics of the event and the patient. Multiple risk factors have been identified with a different degree of association; including cancer, infectious and inflammatory diseases, and previous thrombotic events, among others. PE diagnosis should be based on a logical clinical strategy, individualized to the patient according to their probability, considering clinical, laboratory and imaging