[Thromboembolism of the general and pulmonary circulation (according to data from the Office of Pathological Anatomy of the Latvian Republic for 1976-1983)].
Thromboembolism was found in 1060 (11.9%) of 8926 retrospectively studied autopsies. Thromboembolism of the lesser (pulmonary) circulation was the most frequent (7.3%), the domination of females was noted (62.8%). Peak in both males and females was within the age group of 70 to 79 years. The most frequent source of the pulmonary circulation thromboembolism was the lower limb veins. Thromboembolism of the pulmonary (31.9%) and greater (61%) circulation was most frequently observed in the ischemic heart disease. Monthly variations were not statistically significant.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007844:Latvia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012306:Risk; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
Tromboémbolii malogo i bol'shogo kruga krovoobrashcheniia (po materialam Latviĭskogo respublikanskogo patologoanatomicheskogo biuro za 1976 - 1983 gg.).