The right treatment for a pulmonary embolism depends on the size of the blood clot, complications you might be experiencing, and your risk of future blood clots. Options may include medications or ...

TROY, Mich. (WXYZ) — Imagine for a moment, one day your child is a college athlete competing at the top of her game. The next battle with COVID lands her in the ...

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 ...

Healthcare professionals create care plans to help manage conditions such as pulmonary embolism. Planning may help improve outcomes and prevent future occurrences of the condition. Care plans are an ...

Ask a Black Doctor: Pulmonary Embolism Explained was featured in the January/February 2022 issue of ESSENCE — on newsstands now. Rachel Marie Bond, M.D.: You can get a blood clot if you have certain ...

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 ...

TEL AVIV-YAFO, Israel — A hospital in Israel is predicting patients’ risk of suffering pulmonary embolism (PE) — a potentially life-threatening lung blockage and the third most common cause of death ...

Latest STRIKE-PE data show that computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) for the treatment of pulmonary embolism is safe and effective at reducing right heart strain; it also improved clinical and ...

Back pain when breathing has several causes, ranging from a pulled muscle or pleurisy (inflammation of the lining of the lung) to more serious causes such as a pulmonary embolism or lung cancer. There ...

Patients with dementia who had signs and risk factors of a pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs, were much less likely to be tested for pulmonary embolism than patients without dementia ...