A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious medical condition. It usually occurs when a blood clot elsewhere in the body breaks loose and travels up to the lungs, blocking a pulmonary (lung) artery.

A pulmonary embolism occurs when part of a blood clot breaks off from a deep vein in the body, travels up to an artery or vein in your lungs, and causes a blockage.

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 ...

More information: Andrea Stadlbauer et al, Management of high-risk acute pulmonary embolism: an emulated target trial analysis, Intensive Care Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s00134-025-07805-4 ...

Dr Linda Flinterman (Leiden University, the Netherlands) and her team followed 4947 patients with first-time venous thrombosis or first-time pulmonary embolism and a control group of individuals ...

A current study involving the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) has investigated which treatment strategy offers the best chances of survival in high-risk acute pulmonary embolism. The results, now ...

New multicenter study shows: Which treatment helps best with high-risk acute pulmonary embolism International study with over 1,000 patients provides groundbreaking findings for clinical intensive ...

March 2, 2011 -- Tennis player Serena Williams was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Monday to undergo emergency treatment for complications from an earlier pulmonary embolism -- a blockage in an ...