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 ...

High risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 Date: October 1, 2020 Source: Medical University of Vienna Summary: A new review provides an in-depth analysis of ...

Source Reference: Kobayashi T, et al "Contemporary management and outcomes of patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism" J Am Coll Cardiol 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.026.

February 8, 2012 (San Francisco, California) — The danger that patients who have undergone total joint arthroplasty will experience a pulmonary embolism appears to be highest in the first week ...

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 ...

In addition, people with mild-moderate asthma tended to have a 3.5-times increased risk of pulmonary embolism. The study also identified oral corticosteroids as a potential risk factor for ...

(HealthDay)—The postoperative risk for pulmonary embolism extends more than six weeks for six types of surgery, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Surgery.

The rate of pulmonary embolism among patients with severe asthma was nine times greater than in the general population (0.93 vs 0.18 per 1000 person-years).

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous thrombectomy for intermediate-risk or high-risk pulmonary embolism. This involves removing the clot through a catheter inserted into a vein. This ...

Evan Mulloy, MD, of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and colleagues compared 10,428 men with priapism with a matched control group of 20,854 men with erectile dysfunction (ED), 9571 ...

Percutaneous thrombectomy for intermediate-risk or high-risk pulmonary embolism Interventional procedures guidance IPG778 Published: 29 November 2023 Register an interest Guidance Tools and resources ...