Table 1

Symptoms of PTE

Symptom
No. of patients

Chest pain
16
Dyspnea
15
Tachycardia
3
Chest discomfort
2
Palpitations
1
Hypotension
1
Cyanosis
1
Chills
1
Vomiting
1
No symptoms
15

Note: There were 42 patients, but some had multiple symptoms.

PTE: pulmonary thromboembolism

Suzuki et al. Thrombosis Journal 2005 3:18   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-3-18