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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
Overview
Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when there is an acute obstruction of the pulmonary artery (or one of its branches). Most often this is due to a venous thrombus (blood clot from a vein), which has been dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. This process is termed thromboembolism.
Iliofemoral veins are the source of most clinically recognized PE. It can cause death and significant disability.
The following video explains the pathophysiology of DVT and its most common complication, PE. <youtube v=gGrDAGN5pC0/>