Long journeys, especially by air, can silently raise your risk of blood clots. Here's what every traveller should know about ...

Although D-dimer results within a typical range can rule out pulmonary embolism, high results alone can’t diagnose this condition. Doctors usually need to run extra tests to make a diagnosis.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients classified as acute, ...

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 ...

Around 1 month later, the patient was admitted to an NHS Trust hospital and diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolism, which required a 6-month course of rivaroxaban for treatment. The patient ...