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What is the mortality rate and what are the primary risk factors for death in patients treated for pulmonary embolism?
What is the mortality rate and what are the primary risk factors for death in patients treated for pulmonary embolism?
Patients treated for pulmonary embolism generally have an excellent prognosis, with mortality primarily driven by shock due to acute right ventricular failure or severe associated medical diseases.
Mortality in treated PE is low except with shock from acute RV failure; supports risk stratification by hemodynamics but leaves optimal interventions open.
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