Definition Aetiology Pathogenesis Clinical manifestations Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Epidemiology § The third leading cause of death in the US § Every year about 600000 patients are admitted with PE ( 30% with mortality!) § 60% of patients who died in hospitals, show signs of thromboembolic disease § 5 out of 1000 patients who died after large operations, their cause of death was PE In Russia • about 240 000 cases of venous thrombosis is reported every year • PE has affected more than 100 000 people Risk factors • Prolonged bed rest; • The postoperative period; • Heart failure; • Obesity; • Malignant tumors of internal organs ; • ...