Tag Samuel Z. Goldhaber

Optimal management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) hinges upon understanding the medical, economic, and psychosocial consequences of pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In an international registry of 23,858 patients with acute PE over 13 years, the mean length…

Additional content is available online at Elsevier eBooks for Practicing Clinicians Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE), comprising both pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), contributes to substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. PE causes more than 100,000 deaths annually in…