The 2026 AHA/ACC guidelines introduce a five-tier Acute PE Clinical Category system to stratify severity and guide treatment decisions. Mechanical thrombectomy receives a Class 2a recommendation for ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more blood clots move from somewhere in your body to the lungs. The clot becomes lodged in a pulmonary (lung) artery and blocks the blood flow. A pulmonary ...

Women are less likely than men to receive thrombectomy. New data show the treatment can improve function and quality of life.

What Is a Pulmonary Embolism? A pulmonary embolism (PE) happens when a blood clot suddenly blocks an artery that supplies blood to your lungs. Pulmonary embolism happens when a blood clot travels ...

What Is Pulmonary Vascular Disease? The definition of pulmonary vascular disease is simple: any condition that affects the blood vessels along the route between the heart and lungs. Blood travels from ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a blood clot located on a distal, or distant and less central, branch of the pulmonary arteries. Treatment can depend on symptoms and risk factors. A subsegmental ...

A saddle pulmonary embolism is when a large blood clot gets stuck in the main pulmonary artery. It’s a type of pulmonary embolism (PE), which is a blockage in one of the arteries of the lungs. Share ...

Saddle pulmonary embolism describes a large blood clot that sits atop or “saddles” the main pulmonary artery where it divides and branches into the left and right lungs. It can cause breathing ...

The clinical presentation of acute pulmonary embolism ranges from shock or sustained hypotension to mild dyspnea. Pulmonary embolism may even be asymptomatic and diagnosed by imaging procedures ...