DISEASE OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH HISTORY OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Birutė Pundziūtė Abstract Summary Pulmonary embolism (PE) –a one time or recurrent sudden occlusion of pulmonary artery (PA) and its branches with thrombi, which distorts bloodstream in pulmonary parenchyma of the and is usually imported from the deep leg or pelvic veins. Traditionally PE has been considered to be an acute disease, the long-term natural…