A saddle pulmonary embolism is when a large blood clot gets stuck in the main pulmonary artery. It’s a type of pulmonary embolism (PE), which is a blockage in one of the arteries of the lungs. Share ...

Acute venous embolism and thrombosis are both conditions that disrupt blood flow. Treatment may involve medications or surgery. Blood clot formation is a protective mechanism that helps prevent excess ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. It occurs when thrombotic material—most often ...

What to do for a woman in her mid-20s who presented with shortness of breath on exertion that had been bothering her for the past 2 years? That's what Praveen Gupta, DM, of the Praveen Heart Clinic ...

New data from the Acute Pulmonary Embolism Extraction Trial with the AlphaVac System (APEX-AX) demonstrated that catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy is safe and effective in patients with acute ...

Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The retrospective cohort study included 61,070 adults (mean age, 61.6 years; 52.5% women) with newly diagnosed ...

In a recent study published in Thrombosis Research, researchers determined plasma signatures of proteins related to or derived from platelets in acute isolated pulmonary embolism (iPE) and deep vein ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...