Barometric Pressure and the Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism

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Barometric Pressure and the Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism Meral Mehmet , MD, Mirici Arzu , MD, Aslan Sahin , MD, Akgun Metin , MD, Kaynar Hasan , MD, Saglam Leyla , MD, Gorguner Metin , MD  CHEST  Volume 128, Issue 4, Pages 2190-2194 (October 2005) DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.4.2190 Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The number of patients is highest in the spring (p < 0.001) and lowest in the autumn, matching to decreased and increased AP levels, respectively. However, the correlation between the number of patients and AP is not significant. CHEST 2005 128, 2190-2194DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.4.2190) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The number of patients is highest in March, April, and May (p < 0.05), and lowest in November, matching to decreased and increased AP levels, respectively. However, the correlation between the number of patients and AP is not significant. CHEST 2005 128, 2190-2194DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.4.2190) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 There is a significant negative correlation between the number of patients and AP (r = − 0.70; p < 0.01). CHEST 2005 128, 2190-2194DOI: (10.1378/chest.128.4.2190) Copyright © 2005 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions