Why the study?
What are the independent risk factors for pulmonary thromboembolism in Japan?
Population
Patients with pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in Japan and matched controls
Comparison
Risk factors including body mass index… vs Matched controls without PTE
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May guide VTE risk assessment in Japanese patients; leaves open generalizability and need for prospective validation.
What are the independent risk factors for pulmonary thromboembolism in Japan?
In Japan, increased BMI, prolonged immobilization, recent major surgery, and cancer are independent risk factors for pulmonary thromboembolism, while traditional atherosclerosis risk factors are not.
Sugimura et al. (2006) studied this question.
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