Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening situation in which a blood clot becomes lodged in an artery of the lungs, causing the blockage of blood flow. As serious as PE is, its ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is caused by narrowing of the blood vessels in the lungs. Learn how it happens, including ...

Although D-dimer results within a typical range can rule out pulmonary embolism, high results alone can’t diagnose this condition. Doctors usually need to run extra tests to make a diagnosis.

A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been published in the February issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the peer-reviewed ...

The Medical Protection Society says lessons can be learned from the case of a patient given an incorrect risk score for pulmonary embolism and what followed.