Long journeys, especially by air, can silently raise your risk of blood clots. Here's what every traveller should know about ...

A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a blood clot located on a ... doctors discover subsegmental pulmonary embolisms when performing imaging for another health condition. They may also suspect ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of the main artery ... combination with laboratory tests (such as the D-dimer test) and imaging studies, usually CT pulmonary angiography.

X-ray examination of the chest on admission ... under local anesthesia about twelve hours after the episode of pulmonary embolism. The veins were free of thrombi at the site of ligation.

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 ...

Pulmonologists share best practices on when primary care providers should consider sending patients with respiratory ...

Is it really just a headache — or could it be a brain hemorrhage? Sometimes, a seemingly insignificant remark prompts a closer look.

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 ...