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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Apr 1;51(13):1237–1246. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.12.024

Figure 2. Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism Associated With Earthquake.

Figure 2

Patients with pulmonary embolism (A to C) and shock in the Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake (D). Pulmonary embolism increased after the earthquake compared with the prior 4 weeks and the corresponding 8 weeks in 2002 and 2003. The number of shocks was cited from the official records of the Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake by Japan Meteorological. p < 0.001 versus prior 4 weeks in *2004 or corresponding 8 weeks in †2002 or ‡2003. Reprinted, with permission, from Watanabe et al. (4).