Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after pulmonary embolism

Symposium
Chairs: T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), M. Delcroix (Leuven, Belgium)
Aims: To describe the long-term cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after acute pulmonary embolism; to summarize relevant information about acute pulmonary embolism in association with certain specific cardiopulmonary conditions.

Atrial fibrillation in the course of pulmonary embolism: just a little smoke or fuel to the fire? B. Bikdeli (New York, United States of America)
Management of pulmonary embolism beyond the acute phase: pay attention to long-term sequelae I. Lang (Wien, Austria)
Venous thromboembolism and arterial atherosclerosis: a bidirectional association W. Ageno (Varese, Italy)
Closing the gap between pulmonary embolism and sleep apnea A. García Ortega (Valencia, Spain)