{"id":"3aa1e91b1037","type":"article","url":"https://hartvaat.nl/2026/05/25/longembolie-epidemiologie-stijgende-last-bij-vergrijzing-preventiestrategieen-bl/","title":"Longembolie-epidemiologie: stijgende last bij vergrijzing — preventiestrategieën blijven achter","title_en":"","category":"algemeen","category_label":"Algemeen","professions":["cardioloog","huisarts","internist"],"tags":["vrouwen"],"journal":"European heart journal","doi":"10.1093/eurheartj/ehag388","source_url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag388","authors":["Marco Zuin","Cecilia Becattini","Frederikus A Klok","Behnood Bikdeli","Stefano Barco","Ioannis Farmakis","Roman Chopard","Irene M Lang","Claudio Bilato","Elvira Grandone","Samuel Z Goldhaber","Gregory Piazza"],"significance":6,"published":"2026-06-02","source_date":"2026-05-25","image":"","kennis":["https://hartvaat.nl/kennis/cardiometabool/obesitas-en-hart/","https://hartvaat.nl/kennis/cardiometabool/diabetes-en-cardiovasculair-risico/"],"congress":"","summary_en":"EHJ review of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) epidemiology. As ageing populations live longer with chronic diseases associated with venous thromboembolism, PE remains a major public health challenge. Like myocardial infarction and stroke, PE is linked to established cardiovascular risk factors — age, obesity, smoking and chronic inflammatory conditions. Yet population-based primary and secondary prevention strategies remain limited. The authors call for a comprehensive public-health approach that addresses not only acute events and transient risk factors but also community-level risk assessment and long-term prevention, supported by improved clinician education and public awareness.","created":"2026-07-03T10:32:59Z","updated":"2026-07-03T13:31:54Z","licence":"Citeer vrij, met bronvermelding en een link naar hartvaat.nl (de url van het record). Samenvattingen zijn redactioneel werk van HartVaat; de oorspronkelijke publicaties blijven van hun uitgevers (doi). Geen medisch advies.","body_markdown":"Overzichtsartikel in EHJ over de epidemiologie van acute longembolie. Bij verouderende populaties met meer chronische ziekten geassocieerd met veneuze trombo-embolie blijft longembolie een groot volksgezondheidsprobleem. Net als hartinfarct en CVA is longembolie verbonden met klassieke cardiovasculaire risicofactoren: leeftijd, obesitas, roken en chronische inflammatoire aandoeningen. Toch zijn populatie-brede primaire en secundaire preventiestrategieën beperkt. De auteurs pleiten voor een omvattende public health-aanpak die niet alleen acute events en transient risico's adresseert, maar ook gemeenschapsgerichte risico-inschatting en langetermijnpreventie, ondersteund door betere clinicus-educatie en publieke bewustwording.","abstract_original":"As the global population ages and individuals live longer with chronic diseases associated with venous thromboembolism, acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is expected to remain a major public health challenge. Like myocardial infarction and stroke, PE is linked to established cardiovascular risk factors, including advancing age, obesity, smoking, and chronic inflammatory conditions. Despite this, population-based primary and secondary prevention strategies for PE remain limited, highlighting the need for an updated epidemiological understanding. A comprehensive public health approach to PE should encompass not only the management of acute events and transient risk factors but also a detailed appreciation of epidemiology and risk patterns across populations and communities, to support clinician education, public awareness, long-term individual and community risk assessment, ultimately preventive efforts. In this review, we summarize current epidemiological evidence, highlighting trends on modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for acute PE, with the goal of informing strategies for improved prevention and population health management."}