The clinical presentation of acute pulmonary embolism ranges from shock or sustained hypotension to mild dyspnea. Pulmonary embolism may even be asymptomatic and diagnosed by imaging procedures ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases. 1 Interventional PE therapies are indicated in patients with contraindications to systemic thrombolysis. 2 We report on the ...

Long-term mortality rates among individuals who have had a pulmonary embolism are significantly higher than rates in the general population. The total follow-up time was 3908 patient-years (median, ...

Patients admitted with an acute pulmonary embolism have improved in-hospital survival when treated with catheter-directed vs systemic thrombolysis, suggests a study published online August 26, 2015, ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Key Takeaways Recovery from a pulmonary embolism can take weeks to months. Keeping ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot blocks one of the arteries in the lungs. A pulmonary embolism can happen after surgery if a blood clot forms inside one of the veins in the body and ...

An AI tool for detection of incidental pulmonary embolus (iPE) on conventional contrast-enhanced chest CT examinations had high NPV and moderate PPV, even finding some iPEs missed by radiologists.

A 75-year-old woman with acute dyspnea was diagnosed with suspected acute pulmonary embolism (APE). Initially, she was stable, with blood pressure (BP) of 135/80 mm Hg, tachycardia of 105 bpm, and ...

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has been caused by the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has significantly affected the ...

Multicenter Trial of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Staging of Head and Neck Cancer and Negative Predictive Value and Surgical Impact in the N0 Neck: Results ...

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EKOS Corporation, a BTG International group company (BTG plc (LSE:BTG)), announced the publication of results of the SEATTLE II trial in the JACC: Cardiovascular ...

Pulmonary embolism usually originates from the deep veins of the legs, most commonly the calf veins. These venous thrombi originate predominantly in venous valve pockets and at other sites of presumed ...