Early detection and prompt treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a sudden and potentially life‑threatening blood clot that blocks arteries in the lungs, is critical. Comprehensive ...

Saddle pulmonary embolism describes a large blood clot that sits atop or “saddles” the main pulmonary artery where it divides and branches into the left and right lungs. It can cause breathing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low-risk patients with and without concerning CT findings had comparable clinical outcomes. More patients with ...

Catherine O’Hara’s death from a pulmonary embolism has drawn attention to this serious condition in which a blood clot lodges in the lungs. Dr. Leana Wen explains.

A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests surgery be considered for more people with high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). The statement, published today in the American Heart ...

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 ...

Krunal Patel, MD, pulmonary and critical care fellow, Temple University Hospital, discusses how early intervention within 12 hours improved hemodynamic measurements and clinical outcomes in patients ...

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 ...

Patients with dementia who had signs and risk factors of a pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs, were much less likely to be tested for pulmonary embolism than patients without dementia ...

MIAMI BEACH, FL—Pulmonary embolism (PE), an often-deadly condition that’s best served by a multidisciplinary approach to care, is the perfect target for artificial intelligence (AI), according to ...

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 ...