Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Dyspnea on Exertion (PEDIS)

PEDIS Study is an observational, cross-sectional, multicenter Italian study conducted in a consecutive series of patients who refer to the Emergency Departments (either spontaneously or sent by their attending physicians) for the recent (less than one months) development of exertional dyspnea. The general aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of PE in the overall population referring to the Emergency Departments without potential explanations for dyspnea