A randomized trial shows greater safety and effectiveness of the large-bore mechanical thrombectomy procedure than the catheter-directed intervention.

In a continental first, Cape Town Interventional Radiology specialists have successfully performed pulmonary embolectomy ...

Mary Ann Reck, center, is surrounded by her medical team at Allegheny Health Network Allegheny General Hospital. Reck successfully underwent a complex surgery called a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy ...

Complications lead to emergency treatment for 29-year-old tennis star. March 2, 2011— -- Tennis player Serena Williams was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Monday to undergo emergency treatment ...