Pulmonary embolism: multicenter registry in tertiary hospitals.

Introduction: The clinical profile as well as the therapeutic and diagnostic strategies for patients with pulmonary embolism, describes clinical practice in the approach of the disease. Such information, scarce in national studies, enables a better understanding of pulmonary embolism.

Methods: A multicenter trial included 727 patients with pulmonary embolism who were admitted in emergency or intensive care unit.