What Is a Pulmonary Embolism? A pulmonary embolism (PE) happens when a blood clot suddenly blocks an artery that supplies blood to your lungs. Pulmonary embolism happens when a blood clot travels ...

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

Cancer and some treatments for cancer may cause changes to your blood that can encourage the formation of blood clots. Having cancer can greatly increase your risk of a pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary ...

Mervyn Rothstein loves walking through New York City, covering at least three miles each day. In March, he started experiencing shortness of breath during his walks so he reached out to his doctor.

Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that blocks the lung’s arteries. Blood clots do not show on chest X-rays. However, these X-rays may help doctors rule out other health conditions with similar ...

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

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

Guru Jagat, a well-known Kundalini yoga teacher who worked with celebrities, has died after suffering from a pulmonary embolism. In her final Instagram post on July 31, Jagat gave what she described ...