If your result is above the lab’s standard range, your doctor will likely order additional tests and imaging to find an explanation. »Learn more about pulmonary embolism. A D-dimer result above ...

Aaron Holley, MD, writes that it takes a 'physiologic village' to create activity intolerance after pulmonary embolism, and ...

A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE ... these high-risk patients undergo chest imaging (CI) without D-dimer testing, although ...

The AHA has published a scientific statement regarding disparities in current pulmonary embolism management and outcomes.

was defined as objectively confirmed pulmonary embolism (confirmed on autopsy or with the availability of recent positive imaging tests) or sudden death for which pulmonary embolism could not be ...

Technetium Tc 99m pentetate is a radioactive diagnostic most often used for lung ventilation imaging and evaluation of pulmonary embolism when paired with perfusion imaging in adult and pediatric ...

Around 1 month later, the patient was admitted to an NHS Trust hospital and diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolism, which required a 6-month course of rivaroxaban for treatment. The patient ...