Pulmonary embolism
Description
pulmonary embolism: The obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by an embolus, sometimes associated with infarction of the lung.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | I9_PULMEMB |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: I26, ICD-9: 415, ICD-8: 450 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: I26, ICD-9: 415, ICD-8: 450 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 3016 | 1645 | 1371 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.82 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 61.56 | 61.29 | 61.88 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 18.63 | 17.57 | 19.91 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 26.53 | 27.66 | 25.18 |
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