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SUBMITTER: Chuang LH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6620245 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chuang Ling-Hsiang LH Gumbs Pearl P van Hout Ben B Agnelli Giancarlo G Kroep Sonja S Monreal Manuel M Bauersachs Rupert R Willich Stephen N SN Gitt Anselm A Mismetti Patrick P Cohen Alexander A Jimenez David D
Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 20190404 8
<h4>Purpose</h4>Little is known about the quality of life following pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim of the study was to assess the 12-month illness burden in terms of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) and mortality, in relation to differences in patient characteristics.<h4>Methods</h4>The PREFER in VTE registry, a prospective, observational study conducted in seven European countries, was used. Within 2 weeks following an acute symptomatic PE, patients were recruited and followed up for 12 ...[more]