Pulmonary embolism is a serious and potentially fatal disorder. Pulmonary embolism risk
stratification may allow early hospital discharge and outpatient treatment for low-risk …

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) can be a possibly mortal disease; therefore, an
immediate risk assessment would be imperative to ensure accurate decisions on proper …

Acute pulmonary embolism has a wide prognostic spectrum, ranging from sudden death
within minutes of a thromboembolic episode to a benign treatable condition associated with …

OBJECTIVE. The evidence regarding pulmonary embolism treatment has greatly advanced
over the past 10 years, particularly in patients with right ventricular dysfunction or …

The impact of residual pulmonary obstruction on the outcome of patients with pulmonary
embolism is uncertain. We recruited 647 consecutive symptomatic patients with a first …

For patients who have acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE), risk of short-term death
and adverse outcomes should drive the initial treatment decisions. Practice guidelines …

Abstract Introduction and Objectives The true prevalence of chronic thromboembolic
pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) after pulmonary embolism (PE) in the Portuguese …

Introduction Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are at risk of developing chronic
complications including the post-PE syndrome with reduced cardiopulmonary function and …

Survivors of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are at risk of developing persistent, sometimes
disabling symptoms of dyspnea and/or functional limitations despite adequate anticoagulant …

Background Recent studies seem to confirm the relationship between residual pulmonary
obstruction (RPO) in pulmonary embolism (PE) and risk of recurrent thrombosis and chronic …