Sex-specific and age-related seasonal variations regarding incidence and in-hospital mortality of pulmonary embolism in Germany.

Karsten Keller Lukas HobohmThomas MünzelStavros V KonstantinidesMareike Lankeit

Published in: ERJ open research (2020)

Incidence and the in-hospital mortality of PE patients showed a significant seasonal variation with sex-specific differences. Although it has to be hypothesised that the seasonal variation of PE is multifactorially dependent, variation in each season was not explained by seasonal differences regarding age, sex and the prevalence of important comorbidities.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes