Article Related content Article metrics Rapid responses Response Rapid Response: PE I was not quite clear on what constituted a pulmonary embolus in this paper. I presume that all deaths attributed to thromboembolism/PE had to be confirmed on post mortem? If not then one has to question whether they were actually PEs or the more common myocardial events. Competing interests: None declared Competing interests: No competing interests 04 December 2009 Benjamin Dean st2 oxford
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I was not quite clear on what constituted a pulmonary embolus in this
paper.
I presume that all deaths attributed to thromboembolism/PE had to be
confirmed on post mortem?
If not then one has to question whether they were actually PEs or the
more common myocardial events.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests