Piotr Kukla, Leszek Bryniarski, Robert Długopolski, Ewa Krupa, Jacek Nowak, Lukasz Kulak, Ewa Mirek-Bryniarska, Agnieszka Nowicka, Jerzy Hybel, Kazimierz Szczuka
BACKGROUND: Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is a life-threatening disease. Mortality in APE still remains very high in spite of progress in diagnostic tools. Mortality rate is about 30% in patients with unrecognised APE. APE is one of the main causes of in-hospital mortality. AIM: To asses management of patients with APE in the Małopolska region. METHODS: This registry consists of 205 consecutive patients who were hospitalised in 6 cardiology departments between 1 January 2005 and 30 September 2007, with the mean age of 65...
July 2009: Kardiologia Polska