This summer I wrote an article about my experience with a postsurgical pulmonary embolism, hoping that sharing my story would help others take their own medical warning signs seriously. Hundreds of ...

Life expectancy for someone with a pumonary embolism (PE) will depend on the type and severity, individual factors, and how soon the person receives a diagnosis and treatment. Doctors use a scale to ...

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot blocks one of the arteries in the lungs. A pulmonary embolism can happen after surgery if a blood clot forms inside one of the veins in the body and ...

Arriving in the U.S. after a 14-hour flight, a passenger suddenly has trouble breathing and collapses. The culprit: a blood clot in their lungs known as a pulmonary embolism, in which platelets have ...

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 ...

Thrombosis and embolism are both blood clots that reduce or block blood flow inside your blood vessels. They’re two different yet serious conditions. Here’s a look at the differences and similarities.

SAN ANTONIO (January 29, 2024). — In patients who undergo pulmonary resection for lung cancer, a major potential postoperative complication is venous thromboembolism (VTE)—a condition that develops ...

Previously cleared by FDA to treat peripheral vasculature disease (PVD) and for autologous blood transfusion, the Aventus Thrombectomy System from Inquis Medical has a new 510(k) indication: pulmonary ...

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 ...