Aim This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides
recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult …

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

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, collectively referred to as venous
thromboembolism, constitute a major global burden of disease. The diagnostic work-up of …

Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality.
The technological landscape for management of acute intermediate-and high-risk PE is …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) incidence increases sharply with age (Figure 1) and
appears steady over the last 25 years, despite preventive strategies. 1 Women are more …

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 This article addresses the treatment of VTE disease. Methods We generated
strong (Grade 1) and weak (Grade 2) recommendations based on high-quality (Grade A) …

Background: Despite advances in hospital management in recent years, it is not clear
whether mortality after acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has decreased over time. Objectives …

Pulmonary embolism is the third most common cause of death from cardiovascular disease
after heart attack and stroke. Sequelae occurring after venous thromboembolism include …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary
embolism (PE), is a preventable cause of in-hospital death, and one of the most prevalent …