NEW ORLEANS -- Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy for high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) was associated with fewer major adverse outcomes than other approaches, the FLAME study showed. Clot removal ...

July 5, 2011 — Women who sat for long periods of time every day were 2 to 3 times more likely to develop idiopathic pulmonary embolism than more active women, according to the results of a prospective ...

A 1000 ng/mL D-dimer threshold safely rules out pulmonary embolism in low-likelihood patients, reducing unnecessary chest imaging in emergency care.

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 ...

Leiden, the Netherlands - Patients who experience venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism for the first time are more than twice as likely to die within the next eight years as similar individuals ...

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 ...

Healthcare professionals create care plans to help manage conditions such as pulmonary embolism. Planning may help improve outcomes and prevent future occurrences of the condition. Care plans are an ...

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 ...