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 | 2345 | 1294 | 1051 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.77 | 1.72 | 1.83 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 62.16 | 61.76 | 62.66 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 25.33 | 26.43 | 23.98 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 20.85 | 19.78 | 22.17 |