and smoking can all increase your risk of PE. Healthcare providers recommend getting light to moderate activity daily and ...

Smoking is a well-known risk factor for various ... life-threatening conditions such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, and stroke. Cigarette smoke damages blood vessel linings ...

Key barriers in adhering to anticoagulation guidelines included uncertainty about its choice, established practices, and the momentum of treatment once initiated.

Smoking, infections ... It pumps blood into your lungs through the pulmonary arteries. These blood vessels can have diseases, as well. The pleura is the thin lining that surrounds your lung ...

Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a clinicopathological condition where the left common iliac vein is compressed by the overlying right common iliac artery, potentially leading to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Patients with massive PE have a high mortality rate, with two of every three deaths occurring in the first ...

Pulmonary embolism occurs when an embolus breaks away from a thrombus and blocks the pulmonary artery, generating symptoms that include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting and haemoptysis.