CTPA is a crucial diagnostic tool for suspected PE, but its utilisation has nearly doubled in the past two decades, with ...

On April 24th I had emergency pulmonary embolism surgery to remove a saddle clot that was entering both of my lungs. As a healthy 29 year old, an unprovoked pulmonary embolism with no further ...

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 pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a blood clot (embolus) enters a pulmonary artery (blood vessel) in the lungs and blocks normal blood flow. In most cases, the blood clot originates in a deep ...

Used originally in the emergency department setting, the algorithm meant that patients attending Atlantic Health hospitals could receive a faster diagnosis of pulmonary embolism — about a third ...

"On April 24th, I had emergency pulmonary embolism surgery to remove a saddle clot that was entering both of my lungs. As a healthy 29-year-old, an unprovoked pulmonary embolism with no further ...