The incidence of acute pulmonary embolism following syncope in anticoagulant-naïve patients: A retrospective cohort study.

Danny EpsteinGidon BergerNoam BardaErez MarcusohnYuval Barak-CorrenKhitam MuhsenRan D BalicerZaher S Azzam

Published in: PloS one (2018)

The cumulative incidence of VTE during a three-year follow-up period after an episode of syncope is low. In the absence of clinical suspicion, a routine diagnostic workup for APE in patients with syncope cannot be recommended.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
inferior vena cava
venous thromboembolism
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
liver failure
atrial fibrillation
prognostic factors
clinical practice
intensive care unit
patient reported outcomes
drug induced