Quality of life and functional limitations after pulmonary embolism and its prognostic relevance.

CONCLUSIONS: The German PEmb-QoL questionnaire is a reliable instrument for assessing QoL six months after PE. QoL was affected by dyspnea, pre-existing pulmonary disease and PPEI and was associated with long-term mortality. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - July 24, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Keller K, Tesche C, Gerhold-Ay A, Nickels S, Klok FA, Rappold L, Hasenfuß G, Dellas C, Konstantinides SV, Lankeit M Tags: J Thromb Haemost Source Type: research