Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common heart and blood vessel disease after heart attack and stroke. Yet it is frequently misdiagnosed as pneumonia, a mistake that continues to claim lives.

A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a blood clot located on a distal, or distant and less central, branch of the pulmonary arteries. Treatment can depend on symptoms and risk factors. A subsegmental ...

Fatal blood clots can arise in people who have cancer. The discovery of a cue that underlies these clots offers a therapeutic target and a way to assess clot risk. Read the paper: Extracellular ...

A pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a foreign substance blocks an artery in your lungs, stopping blood flow. It’s usually caused by a blood clot, but can sometimes be due to lipid, air, or tumor ...

The Silent Symptom That Could Be a Sign of Blood Clots originally appeared on Parade. Your blood’s ability to clot after a cut or injury is an important defense mechanism to keep you from bleeding too ...

What is a blood clot? Blood clots normally form after an injury to protect your body from losing too much blood, but they can also develop in an artery or vein even if there is no obvious injury.

Nick Cannon stepped down from his radio show to focus on his health. Feb. 17, 2012— -- Nick Cannon stepped down from his daily radio show today after revealing he suffered another health setback ...