Pulmonary Embolism: A Clinician’s Comprehensive Perspective—Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, Management, and Emerging Paradigms
Introduction: Why This Matters Now More Than Ever Pulmonary embolism (PE)—the occlusion of one or more pulmonary arterial branches by thrombus, most commonly of deep venous origin—remains a leading cause of preventable hospital mortality. Despite advances in recognition and treatment, PE still accounts for 100,000–300,000 deaths annually in the United States alone, with up to…
