The first of its kind RCT in acute intermediate-high-risk PE used a surrogate endpoint, but more data are on the horizon.

Right ventricular global longitudinal strain (RVGLS) and right ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral (RVOT VTI) measurements were associated with mortality in critically ill patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The model combines demographic, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram and transthoracic echocardiography data. The ...

Acute pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening condition because it places sudden strain on the right ventricle of the heart.

Pulmonary embolism (PE), a type of blood clot in the lungs, sends more than half a million people to U.S. hospitals each year ...

The study found that the use of the company’s computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) system, a form of mechanical ...

HONOLULU -- During the first year of the pandemic, patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) had higher in-hospital mortality rates when they also had concomitant COVID-19, according to a nationwide ...

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 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 ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Key Takeaways Recovery from a pulmonary embolism can take weeks to months. Keeping ...

Chris Staniforth, 20, dies from blood clot. Aug. 2, 2011— -- The family of a 20-year-old British man who died as a result of a blood clot that formed after playing video games for up to 12 hours ...