Document Reviewers: Jose-Luis Zamorano,(CPG Review Coordinator)(Spain), Felicita
Andreotti (Italy), Michael Ascherman (Czech Republic), George Athanassopoulos (Greece) …

The task of developing ESC Guidelines covers not only the integration of the most recent
research, but also the creation of educational tools and implementation programmes for the …

Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains poorly understood. Rates of clinical
outcomes such as death and recurrence vary widely among trials. We therefore established …

determination and the implementation of preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic medical
strategies. However, the ESC Guidelines do not override in any way whatsoever the …

Background In hemodynamically stable patients with acute pulmonary embolism, risk
stratification is essential to drive clinical management. In these patients, risk stratification for …

Results Hemodynamically unstable patients are considered to have high-risk PE, whereas
hemodynamically stable patients are considered to have non-high-risk PE. After …

Background New diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment strategies became recently
available for patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) leading to changes in clinical …

(1) The integrated risk-adjusted management algorithm was revised. Clinical signs of PE
severity, aggravating conditions and/or comorbidity, and the presence of RV dysfunction on …

Pulmonary embolism should be suspected in all patients who present with new or
worsening dyspnea, chest pain, or sustained hypotension without a clear alternative cause …

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition and a leading cause of morbidity
and mortality. There have been many advances in the field of PE in the last few years …