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

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 ...

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

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 ...