An acute pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot blocks one or more vessels in the lung. In patients at moderate or high risk, the blockage can impair the heart's ability to pump blood through the ...

In patients with intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis improved short-term clinical ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common heart and blood vessel disease after heart attack and stroke. Yet it is frequently misdiagnosed as pneumonia, a mistake that continues to claim lives.

Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, according to the actress's death certificate, which was obtained by USA TODAY on Feb. 9. TMZ was first to report the news. A pulmonary embolism is a ...

A pulmonary embolism was the immediate cause of death for actor and comedian Catherine O’Hara. It’s a serious condition in which a blood clot lodges in the lungs. O’Hara’s sudden passing on January 30 ...

A novel PET radiotracer can accurately detect deep vein thrombosis in the legs and reveal whether clots have migrated to the lungs. By enabling whole‑body imaging of blood clots in a single scan, the ...

A Washington County small-business owner is recovering after becoming the first patient at Meritus Medical Center to undergo a procedure that removed a blood clot from a lung, according to a community ...

Catherine O’Hara died of a pulmonary embolism and had rectal cancer at the time of her death, NBC News confirmed on Feb. 9. A pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs, was the immediate cause, ...