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Due to under-diagnosis, pulmonary embolism is still high mortality figures. more than 300 experts met in Alicante within the framework of the 8th Forum Committee of the multidisciplinary of the thromboembolic disease organized by the Spanish society of internal medicine (SEMI). -In Spain it is estimated that annually produce about 150,000 cases of disease thromboembolic (60,000 of pulmonary embolism) -taking estrogens, cancer, surgery, immobilization, travel with more than six hours and pregnancy are the main risk factors for thromboembolism -prevention is the most important measure to reduce the mortality associated with pulmonary embolism – Spain is situated in a high level of medical care in this pathology, as proven by the surprise, the largest registry of patients that currently exists in biomedicine – in this event were presented new data on the association between venous thrombosis and arterial thrombosistwo diseases which hitherto were considered to be different Alicante, 2012-may in Spain is estimated that each year there are approximately 150,000 cases of thromboembolic disease. Among the factors of risk for this pathology – third cause of vascular death in our country (after myocardial infarction and stroke) – are taking estrogen, either with purpose contraceptive or replacement, cancer, surgery, immobilization, travel with more than 6 hours and pregnancy. With the aim of presenting the latest advances in this field, was held the 8th Forum multidisciplinary of the thromboembolic disease, which...