TY - JOUR T1 - A retrospective cohort study of patients with pulmonary embolism: the impact of comorbidities on patient's outcome JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 555 LP - 557 DO - 10.1183/13993003.02193-2015 VL - 48 IS - 2 AU - Antonella Mameli AU - Maria Antonietta Palmas AU - Antonello Antonelli AU - Paolo Contu AU - Paolo Prandoni AU - Francesco Marongiu Y1 - 2016/08/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/2/555.abstract N2 - Despite considerable advances in diagnosis and treatment, pulmonary embolism (PE) remains is an important clinical entity with a high risk of death. Due to pulmonary bed obstruction, PE can result in acute right ventricular failure, a life-threatening condition.Possible protective effect against mortality from pulmonary embolism may relate to concomitant DVT and hypertension http://ow.ly/4nfs7v ER -