Annual incidence of
2/1000
population per year
Cost of VTE: at least
$600m
CAD a year
VTE recurrence
5-10%
per year
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
3-4%
after PE
Pulmonary Embolism
leads to the hospitalization
or death of over
30,000
Canadians every year
VTE leads to significant
long-term
costs
in the form of chronic complications of VTE
Post-thrombotic syndrome
20-40%
after DVT
Adverse effects and
burden of anticoagulant therapy