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Fatal PTE autopsies reveal 100% concurrent DVT, typically with a chronic repeated history.
Observational (n=40)
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Epidemiological data from a Tokyo medical examiner's office indicates a 1.2-fold increase in fatal pulmonary thromboembolism over a 10-year period.
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Supports DVT prevention priority; leaves open prospective validation for chronic thrombosis interventions.
Tanifuji et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism (n=40). Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism was evaluated on Presence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Histopathological investigation of 40 fatal pulmonary thromboembolism autopsy cases revealed that 100% had concurrent deep vein thrombosis, with 92% showing a chronic repeated history of DVT.
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