According to American Lung Association (ALA) information updated in January 2023, approximately 900,000 Americans are affected by pulmonary embolism (PE) each year. Between 10% and 30% of those with ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE), a type of blood clot in the lungs, sends more than half a million people to U.S. hospitals each year - and kills about one in five high-risk patients, according to the ...

NO SINGLE NONINVASIVE TEST for pulmonary embolism is both sensitive and specific. Some tests are good for “ruling in” pulmonary embolism (e.g., helical CT) and some tests are good for “ruling out” ...

Pulmonary embolism symptoms are very vague; hence it is likely that experts identify the problem as anxiety rather than PE. The symptoms of pulmonary embolism are very vague yet they are unmistakably ...

Although D-dimer results within a typical range can rule out pulmonary embolism, high results alone can’t diagnose this condition. Doctors usually need to run extra tests to make a diagnosis. A ...

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 ...

Leiden, the Netherlands - A simpler way of diagnosing pulmonary embolism than currently used has been proposed by a group of Dutch researchers [1]. In a paper in the January 11, 2006 issue of the ...

A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in the pulmonary artery that supplies blood to the lungs. The blockage, usually caused by a blood clot, impairs oxygenation of the blood and can damage the heart.

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 ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more blood clots move from somewhere in your body to the lungs. The clot becomes lodged in a pulmonary (lung) artery and blocks the blood flow. A pulmonary ...