Pulmonary embolism is a common cause of cardiovascular-associated morbidity and mortality. Although pulmonary embolism ...

The most common ECG finding in the setting of a pulmonary embolism is sinus tachycardia. However, the “S1Q3T3” pattern of acute cor pulmonale is classic; this is termed the McGinn-White Sign.

When you might need CT angiography: The test may be an option if your doctor strongly suspects a pulmonary embolism, a potentially fatal event that occurs when a blood clot travels from your legs ...

The role of venous duplex ultrasound (US) of the legs in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) is not clear with the advent of D-dimer testing and computed tomography (CT) pulmonary ...

The annual incidence of cardiac sarcoidosis is low, but increased awareness of this inflammatory condition has led to earlier ...

Ted details the life-threatening blood clot in he experienced in his lungs, which is known as pulmonary embolism (PE).

Samman, A. and Babi, A. (2025) Pulmonary Septic Emboli Following Endocarditis: A Case Report. Open Journal of Clinical ...

Computed tomography (CT) scanning provides images of sections of the body (slices) using special X ray equipment and sophisticated computers. CT scans of internal organs, bone, soft tissue and blood ...

Around 1 month later, the patient was admitted to an NHS Trust hospital and diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolism, which required a 6-month course of rivaroxaban for treatment. The patient ...

Last clinic note or referral letter 2. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) 3. Chest X-rays and CT scans - upload films to a CD and attach reports 4. Lung biopsy slides and reports, if available. After the ...