Department of Cardiology, Memorial Hospital and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 325 Belmont Street, York, PA, 17403, USA.
Curr Cardiol Rep. 2014 Jul;16(7):503. doi: 10.1007/s11886-014-0503-6.
Venous thromboembolism remains one of the most common conditions. Pulmonary embolism carries a mortality rate of over 15 % in the first 3 months after diagnosis. Venous thromboembolism is the fourth leading cause of death in the Western world, and the third leading cause of cardiovascular death trailing myocardial infarction and stroke. This section highlights the medical and interventional options presently available to treat this potentially lethal disease.
静脉血栓栓塞仍然是最常见的疾病之一。肺栓塞在诊断后的头 3 个月内的死亡率超过 15%。在西方世界，静脉血栓栓塞是第四大死亡原因，仅次于心肌梗死和中风，是心血管死亡的第三大原因。本节重点介绍目前可用于治疗这种潜在致命疾病的医学和介入选择。
