Table 1.

Comparison of clinical manifestations of PE in different patient populations.

Symptoms	Pregnant Women with PE [%]	Pregnant Women without PE [%]	General Population with PE [%]
Dyspnea	62	60–75	66–97
Chest pain	46 (pleuritic)	93	28–45
	19 (nonpleuritic)
Hemoptysis	8	No data	6–16
Signs or symptoms of lower limb DVT	7	1	38–55
Syncope	No data	No data	7–38

PE—pulmonary embolism; DVT—deep vein thrombosis.