A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been published in the February issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the peer-reviewed ...

A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been published in the February issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the peer-reviewed ...

A high risk for a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in your lung). DVT in your arm rather than your leg. This treatment quickly breaks up your clot and restores blood flow to the area. Clot busting ...

Blood clots, overall, are blamed for about 100,000 deaths annually in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and pulmonary embolism, which restricts blood flow to ...

When Emily Jansson boarded her flight from Toronto to Dubai on Feb. 5, she had no idea her girls’ trip would take a dangerous turn. The 33-year-old wife and mother-of-two got up to go to the bathroom ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of pulmonary hypertension that causes high blood pressure in the small arteries of the lungs. It is a serious condition that can impair blood flow, ...

A pulmonary embolism is considered a medical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Bosh returned to play during the 2015-16 NBA season, appearing in the first 53 games of the ...

In doubtful cases it is better to err on the side of embolism, since therapy cannot wait upon academic proof. The object of this section is to discuss the prognosis without treatment of arterial ...

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 ...

stressing the need for further investigation into optimal treatment strategies and the underlying causes of increased thrombotic risk to improve outcomes in this population. Patel KN et al. Pulmonary ...

This scientific statement summarizes disparities in diagnosis, treatment strategies, and outcomes related to pulmonary embolism, and reviews approaches to create equitable pulmonary embolism care and ...