Patient rehabilitation after pulmonary embolism

Introduction: One-year mortality after Pulmonary embolism (PE) is approximately 2.5% and bleeding events according to anticoagulant treatment are common. Current guidelines in Germany recommend rehabilitation after PE however, the rehabilitation process after PE is not well investigated. Methods: Data from consecutive PE patients who were in the Paracelsus-Harz Clinic in Bad Suderode for rehabilitation from 2006 – 2014 were evaluated in this single-center study. Results: 422 patients were indentified. The mean age was 63.9 ± 13.5 years and 51.9% were female. Deep vein thrombosis was diagnosed in 55.5% of all cas…