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Throughout history many renowned researchers and health care professionals have contributed to the understanding, definition, and treatment of pulmonary embolism. | Throughout history many renowned researchers and health care professionals have contributed to the understanding, definition, and treatment of pulmonary embolism. | ||
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| 1837 | |||
| First case report on [[Pulmonary embolism]]. | |||
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| 1922 | |||
| Description of signs at chest xray. | |||
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| Viewed almost universally fatal, with surgery the only treatment(despite an operative mortality of 100%). | |||
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| 1935 | |||
| [[Heparin]] discovered in 1916 but in this year it entered into clinical trial. | |||
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| 1977 | |||
| Physician Eugene Robin published a landmark article stating the use of [[Pulmonary angiography]] as an approach to diagnosing PE. | |||
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| 1992 | |||
| [[CT|Spiral CT]] was used in the diagnosis. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
Overview
Throughout history many renowned researchers and health care professionals have contributed to the understanding, definition, and treatment of pulmonary embolism.
| Year | Event |
| 1837 | First case report on Pulmonary embolism. |
| 1922 | Description of signs at chest xray. |
| Prior to 1930 | Viewed almost universally fatal, with surgery the only treatment(despite an operative mortality of 100%). |
| 1935 | Heparin discovered in 1916 but in this year it entered into clinical trial. |
| 1977 | Physician Eugene Robin published a landmark article stating the use of Pulmonary angiography as an approach to diagnosing PE. |
| 1992 | Spiral CT was used in the diagnosis. |