In patients with suspected pulmonary embolism, the role of venous duplex ultrasound is unclear. How do the results of D-dimer testing plus chest CT compare to those of D-dimer testing plus ultrasound?

Findings were presented today at TCT 2023. Pulmonary embolism is a potentially life-threatening condition where a blood clot embolizes to the lungs, obstructing pulmonary blood flow.

Clinical trials ULTIMA was the first prospective, multicenter study to investigate whether UFH with adjunctive fixed-dose USCDT was superior to UFH alone. Fifty-nine patients with submassive PE ...

Patients presenting with low-risk pulmonary embolism are managed in different ways based on CT scan findings and not clinical risk factors, according to study results published in JAMA Network ...

"High risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 1 October 2020. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 10 / 201001113553.htm>.

All 33 pulmonary arteries had thickened walls, with mean wall thickness of 0.37 ± 0.13 mm, and thickening was eccentric in 64%.

High Frequency of Pulmonary Embolism in Symptomatic Children in the Emergency Department Date and Time: Tuesday, May 20, 2:15 p.m. PT Location: Room 2001 (West Building, Level 2, Moscone Center) ...

A chest X-ray does not directly show pulmonary embolism. However, it may help a doctor rule out health problems that cause similar symptoms, such as pneumonia and some heart conditions.

NEW YORK, May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aidoc announced today that it obtained a European Union CE mark for the first AI solution for flagging incidental pulmonary embolism (iPE) in contrast ...

Recurrent pulmonary embolism as a cause of chronic heart disease was probably first recognized by Ljungdahl 8 in 1928. Brenner, 9 in his systematic studies of the pulmonary vasculature in 1935 ...