Evaluation of pulmonary embolism includes assessment of clinical probability and, if indicated, d-dimer testing. Most patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism can be treated with oral anticoagulants.

A pulmonary embolism can occur after surgery if blood pools in the veins, allowing a clot to form. It can be life threatening. Learn how to reduce the risk here.

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension From left: Right pulmonary angiogram showing obstructed blood flow to the right lung (yellow arrows) in a patient with CTEPH. On right: Left pulmonary ...

Saddle pulmonary embolism is where a large blood clot sits on top of, or "saddles", the main pulmonary artery at the point where the artery divides and branches into the left and right lung. Learn ...

A saddle pulmonary embolism (PE) is a rare kind of PE, named for its position in the lungs. Every type of PE needs urgent medical treatment. Learn more about the causes, risk factors, treatments ...

Pulmonary embolism is a blood clot in the lungs that requires immediate medical treatment. Learn more about the life expectancy, diagnosis tests, and treatments.

Acute Pulmonary Embolism and COVID-19. Radiology, 2020; 201955 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020201955 ...

Guru Jagat, a well-known Kundalini yoga teacher who worked with celebrities, has died after suffering from a pulmonary embolism. In her final Instagram post on July 31, Jagat gave what she ...

The BEdside Exclusion of Pulmonary Embolism in children without need for Radiation, or BEEPER, multicenter prospective study included 4,011 children (mean age, 14 ± 3 years; 64.4% girls; 57.7% ...