Pulmonary Embolism

Eno-Obong Essien; Parth Rali; Stephen C Mathai

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2018.12.013

Pulmonary Embolism

Med Clin North Am. 2019 May;103(3):549-564. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.12.013.

Authors

Eno-Obong Essien¹, Parth Rali², Stephen C Mathai³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Temple University Hospital, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery and Medicine, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT), Temple University Hospital, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. Electronic address: parth.rali@tuhs.temple.edu.
³ John Hopkins Hospital, 830 East Monument Street, 1830 Building 5th Floor Pulmonary, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

PMID: 30955521
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.12.013

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis. PE is the third most common cause of cardiovascular death worldwide after stroke and heart attack. Management of PE has evolved recently with the availability of local thrombolysis; mechanical extraction devices; hemodynamic support devices, like extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; and surgical embolectomy. There has been development of multidisciplinary PE response teams nationwide to optimize the care of patients with VTE. This review describes the epidemiology of PE, discusses diagnostic strategies and current and emerging treatments for VTE, and considers post-PE follow-up care.

Keywords: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT); Pulmonary embolism (PE); Pulmonary embolism response team; Venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Embolism / etiology
Pulmonary Embolism / physiopathology
Pulmonary Embolism / therapy*
Venous Thromboembolism / complications