Importance Pulmonary embolism (PE) is characterized by occlusion of blood flow in a
pulmonary artery, typically due to a thrombus that travels from a vein in a lower limb. The …

Aims The aim of this study is to compare the Hestia rule vs. the simplified Pulmonary
Embolism Severity Index (sPESI) for triaging patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) …

Venous vascular diseases are an important clinical entity estimated to affect several million
people worldwide. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common venous disease with a …

Importance Most patients presenting to US emergency departments (EDs) with acute
pulmonary embolism (PE) are hospitalized, despite evidence from multiple society-based …

Objective Develop and validate a prognostic model for clinical deterioration or death within
days of pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis using point-of-care criteria. Methods We used …

Background Establishing trust and effective communication can be challenging in the
emergency department, where a prior relationship between patient and provider is lacking …

Objective While guidelines recommend outpatient management of patients with low‐risk
pulmonary embolism (PE), little is known about the disposition of patients with PE diagnosed …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes the diagnosis of either deep venous thrombosis
(DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE). This review discusses an evidence-based …

Previous studies have suggested that Hestia criteria could effectively identifying patients
with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) who were at low risk of mortality for outpatient …

Background High-sensitivity troponin T (HS-TnT) may improve risk-stratification in
hemodynamically stable acute pulmonary embolism (PE), but an optimal strategy for …