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• Thrombophilia PE & VTE are responsible for 110,000 hospitalizations per year. VTE is the cause of PE in greater than 95% of all cases.
• Venous Thromboembolism In up to 25% of all hospitalized patients, there may be some form of VTE, which often remains clinically inapparent.
• Pulmonary Embolism An estimated 650,000 are affected by a PE, which kills close to 200,000 annually and is responsible for 15% of hospital deaths.

© 2010 Jennifer Ashe M.D.