Symptoms of pulmonary embolism (PE) and exacerbation of chronic ... in France performed spiral computed tomography angiography (CTA) in 211 current or former smokers hospitalized with severe ...

Survivors of acute pulmonary embolism can develop long-term pulmonary hypertension. So any patient with a history of acute pulmonary embolism should undergo an annual echocardiogram to check the ...

Pulmonary embolism occurs when an embolus breaks away from a thrombus and blocks the pulmonary artery, generating symptoms that include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting and haemoptysis.

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 study analysing data from the US Renal Data System has revealed a significant risk of pulmonary embolism in patients with ...