Pulmonary embolism pathophysiology
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Pulmonary Embolism Microchapters |
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Pulmonary Embolism Assessment of Probability of Subsequent VTE and Risk Scores |
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Pulmonary embolism pathophysiology On the Web |
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Directions to Hospitals Treating Pulmonary embolism pathophysiology |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Pulmonary embolism pathophysiology |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
Synonyms and keywords: PE
Pathophysiology overview
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common illness that can cause death and significant disability. 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.