A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a blood clot located on a distal, or distant and less central, branch of the pulmonary arteries. Treatment can depend on symptoms and risk factors. A subsegmental ...

Only a narrow pool of outpatients with acute subsegmental pulmonary embolism (PE) may be candidates for structured surveillance without anticoagulation based on current guideline restrictions, a ...

Advances in modalities for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) have led to a rise in the incidence of this disease. Some studies report a decrease in the case-fatality rate of PE with no changes ...

All else being equal, I'd prefer to do nothing. Whether this is nihilism, laziness, or experience is a matter of debate. The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guidelines on therapy for ...

The advent of computed tomography pulmonary angiography allowed better visualization of peripheral vessels, thereby increasing rates of subsegmental pulmonary embolism (SSPE), but there are minimal ...

This interactive feature about a patient with a single subsegmental pulmonary embolus offers a case vignette accompanied by essays that either support or discourage the use of anticoagulation therapy ...