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 ...

New AHA/ACC guidelines define acute pulmonary embolism severity and outline adult treatment strategies in the clinical environment.

An artificial intelligence algorithm developed at Sheba Medical Center in Israel can identify patients at high risk of pulmonary embolism as soon as they walk through the hospital doors, a study ...

About the National Blood Clot Alliance: The National Blood Clot Alliance is the nation’s leading nonprofit voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing the prevention, early diagnosis, and ...

Early detection and prompt treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a sudden and potentially life-threatening blood clot that blocks arteries in the lungs, is critical. Comprehensive ...

Meta-analysis finds AI performs well for Pulmonary Embolism detection on imaging, with lower accuracy in external validation.

Women are less likely than men to receive thrombectomy. New data show the treatment can improve function and quality of life.

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.

A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a blood clot located on a distal, or distant and less central, branch of the pulmonary arteries. Treatment can depend on symptoms and risk factors. A subsegmental ...