Impact of coincident lower extremity deep vein thrombosis on symptomatic and incidental pulmonary embolism outcomes. A single-center prospective cohort study.

Background: The prognostic implications of co-incident DVT at the time of PE diagnosis remains unclear.

Objectives: Study aims were to assess the impact of co-incident lower extremity (LE) deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on clinical outcomes of pulmonary embolism (PE) including venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence and mortality.

Methods: Consecutive patients with confirmed acute symptomatic or incidental PE (March 1, 2013 to June 30, 2021) who underwent ultrasound imaging were divided into two groups depending on the presence or absence of LE DVT.