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Contemporary management of acute pulmonary embolism.

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This review examines the recent progress in the initial management of pulmonary embolism (PE). Diagnostic strategies allowing the safe decrease of imaging testing have been proposed. New modalities of catheter-based… Click to show full abstract

This review examines the recent progress in the initial management of pulmonary embolism (PE). Diagnostic strategies allowing the safe decrease of imaging testing have been proposed. New modalities of catheter-based interventions have emerged for hemodynamically unstable PE patients. For normotensive PE patients, direct oral anticoagulant treatment has become the new norm and a large proportion of patients are eligible for home treatment.

Keywords: pulmonary embolism; management; management acute; acute pulmonary; contemporary management

Journal Title: Trends in cardiovascular medicine
Year Published: 2021

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