Risk factors for pulmonary embolism in women of different ages

Pulmonary embolism is a common and life-threatening disease that develops under the influence of multiple triggers - predisposing factors. Their detailing in different groups of patients makes it possible to more effectively prevent and diagnose the pathology in question. This article presents the result of the study and analysis of modern ideas about the risk factors of pulmonary embolism in women at different age periods. At a young age, from 18 to 44 years old, there is a relationship between venous thromboembolic complications and conditions that increase the level and activity of estrogens (taking oral contraceptives, pregnancy, the use of assisted reproductive technologies, the presence of hormone-dependent neoplasms), the presence of thrombophilia and obesity. In women over 45 years of age - with the presence of concomitant diseases and the use of hormone replacement therapy. All of the presented predisposing factors significantly increase the likelihood of developing pulmonary embolism in patients of the corresponding age periods, and their combination makes this risk even higher.