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. 2025 Mar 3;8(3):e250848.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0848.

Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Starting Dialysis

Kunal N Patel  1 , Wan-Chi Chan  1 , Vivek Bhat  2 , Monil M Majmundar  1 , Harsh Mehta  1 , Cyrus Munguti  1 , Kartik Munshi  1 , Sri G Yarlagadda  3 , Gaurav M Parmar  4 , Aditya M Sharma  5 , Daniella Kadian-Dodov  6 , Lewis G Satterwhite  7 , Jinxiang Hu  8 , Jordan Baker Ms  8 , Kamal Gupta  1
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Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease Starting Dialysis

Kunal N Patel et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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Plain language summary

This cohort study examines the incidence and outcomes of pulmonary embolism as well as anticoagulant use among patients with end-stage kidney disease initiating dialysis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Kadian-Dodov reported receiving personal fees from Boston Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, Medscape (grant through Janssen), and McGraw Hill outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Six-Month and 1-Year Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Recurrence With and Without Anticoagulation Among Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease Initiating Dialysis
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