New international guidelines stress early detection and treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a life-threatening blood ...

Early detection and prompt treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a sudden and potentially life-threatening blood clot ...

About the National Blood Clot Alliance: The National Blood Clot Alliance is the nation’s leading nonprofit voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing the prevention, early diagnosis, and ...

The disadvantages of dabigatran include a higher cost compared with warfarin, the need for twice-daily dosing, and a slightly increased risk for gastrointestinal bleeding (6.1% with dabigatran vs 4% ...

Healthcare professionals create care plans to help manage conditions such as pulmonary embolism. Planning may help improve outcomes and prevent future occurrences of the condition. Care plans are an ...

When most of us think of a serious medical emergency, we usually think of sudden events such as heart attacks, strokes or serious injuries from a car crash. But some threats develop quietly, with ...