Despite advancements, a Michigan Medicine study finds that the death rate for pulmonary embolism remains high and unchanged in recent years—more often killing men, Black patients, and those from rural areas.
Obese women who use oral contraceptives containing estrogen and progestin have a 24-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-obese women not using the drugs, according to a review paper published in ESC Heart Failure.
Binge-watching TV for four hours a day or more is associated with a 35% higher risk of blood clots compared with less than 2.5 hours, a new observational study reports.
The postoperative risk for pulmonary embolism extends more than six weeks for six types of...
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Smokers with pulmonary emboli are more likely to be readmitted for PE than nonsmokers, according to research at Chest 2019 in New Orleans.
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Despite low incidence, pulmonary embolism is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality, with several challenges to proper diagnosis.
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Pulmonary embolism was responsible for syncope in just 0.06% to 0.55% of patients treatd in emergency rooms, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine study.
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Mirza Teletovic, a forward for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, has been diagnosed with pulmonary embolism in both lungs and will be out of action as a result.
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According to James Green from Brooklyn, NY, his Apple Watch was able to alert him to an elevated heart rate which was the start of a pulmonary embolism.
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A retrospective study found a link between lupus and pulmonary embolism (PE), reports Healio....
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A new diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) frequently occurs during neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy for patients being treated for ovarian cancer.
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Investigators found that out of 19 patients who had recurrent pulmonary embolism, 16 of them suffered from obstructive sleep apnea.
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Giving patients heparin before arthroscopic knee surgery or casting was not associated with lowered incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE,) according to a Dutch study.
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A report conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that drivers who had missed just an hour or so of sleep were at an elevated risk of getting into an accident.
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About one of every six patients hospitalized for a first episode of syncope has a pulmonary embolism, according to a NEJM published study.
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