Population
Patients with definitively diagnosed pulmonary thromboembolism in Japan, identified via a prospective…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
2 months
Authors
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PTE incidence of 28 per million in Japan supports selective diagnostic vigilance; leaves open whether rates or risk profiles are evolving.
This prospective questionnaire study confirms that pulmonary thromboembolism is a rare disease in Japan, with an estimated incidence of 28 per 1,000,000 people per year.
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