Elizabeth Simms was 27 and pregnant when she was struck with a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Her fourth pregnancy had been generally uncomplicated. Elizabeth was busy chasing her three young ...

A new clinical classification system is presented to define the severity of an acute PE and assist in developing adult treatment strategies.

Catherine O’Hara’s death from a pulmonary embolism has drawn attention to this serious condition in which a blood clot lodges in the lungs. Dr. Leana Wen explains.

The Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality leads national VTE prevention efforts through its Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Collaborative, which aims to advance evidence-based ...

Purpose: Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are associated with major morbidity and mortality, with their burden often extending to longer-term complications such as event ...

The 2026 AHA/ACC guidelines introduce a five-tier Acute PE Clinical Category system to stratify severity and guide treatment decisions. Mechanical thrombectomy receives a Class 2a recommendation for ...

(HealthDay News) — Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are uncommon after urological surgery, according to a study published in the September issue of The Journal of Urology. Mark ...

New international guidelines stress early detection and treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a life-threatening blood ...

Dublin, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Pulmonary Embolism Market - A Global and Regional Analysis, 2025-2035" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global pulmonary embolism ...

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Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(20):S5-S15. Patient demographics and pre-index clinical characteristics were similar between the subgroups of patients who developed DVT/PE ( Table 1). The average age ...