STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Northwell Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) in Ocean Breeze has become the first medical facility in the United States to treat acute pulmonary embolism (PE) using the ...

A surgical procedure that was virtually abandoned in the 1950s because of its high mortality rates in trying to save patients with acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths in severely ...

Thrombectomy and embolectomy are procedures used to treat two different types of blood clots from blood vessels. A thrombectomy is surgery to remove a stationary blood clot from one of your arteries ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more blood clots move from somewhere in your body to the lungs. The clot becomes lodged in a pulmonary (lung) artery and blocks the blood flow. A pulmonary ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Patients with acute intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) who undergo mechanical thrombectomy have a greater reduction in the RV/LV ratio at 48 hours than those treated with ...

We report three consecutive cases of mechanical and/or pharmacologic thrombolysis at our institution for the treatment of massive PE. The first patient was a 38-year-old gravid woman at 26 weeks' ...

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is a major surgery on the blood vessels in the lungs. It involves removing a blood clot from the lung to restore blood pressure levels. PTE is also known as ...

Blood clots represent a significant burden to the healthcare system. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes blood clots that form in the deep veins of the legs, as well as those in the lungs. A clot ...

THE rationale for venous ligation in pulmonary embolic disease is based on its assumed ability to prevent subsequent emboli from reaching the lungs. The level of the inferior vena cava is now ...

Rela Hospital saves life after heart stops by treating lung blood clots: Our Bureau, Chennai Friday, December 5, 2025, 14:30 Hrs [IST] Rela Hospital in Chennai has successfully sa ...