Gender comparisons in pulmonary embolism (results from the International Cooperative Pulmonary Embolism Registry [ICOPER])

Data from 2,454 patients enrolled in the International Coopeative Pulmonary Embolism registry were analyzed for gender comparisons. With regard to major prognostic factors, men had a higher risk of death than women after multivariate analysis (hazare ratio 1.7, 95% confidence interval 1.1 to 2.6).

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2002-03, Vol.89 (5), p.616-619
Hauptverfasser:	McHugh, Kathleen B, Visani, Luigi, DeRosa, Marisa, Covezzoli, Anna, Rossi, Elisa, Goldhaber, Samuel Z
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Cardiology Cardiovascular disease Cohort Studies Cross-Cultural Comparison Female Gender Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumology Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Pulmonary Embolism - mortality Pulmonary hypertension. Acute cor pulmonale. Pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary vascular diseases Registries Risk Factors Sex Factors Survival Analysis
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Zusammenfassung:	Data from 2,454 patients enrolled in the International Coopeative Pulmonary Embolism registry were analyzed for gender comparisons. With regard to major prognostic factors, men had a higher risk of death than women after multivariate analysis (hazare ratio 1.7, 95% confidence interval 1.1 to 2.6).
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9149(01)02310-4