Pulmonary Embolism

What Is Pulmonary Embolism?

Thursday, November 4, 2010

By Hematology.com

A pulmonary embolism (PULL-mun-ary EM-bo-lizm), or PE, is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. The blockage usually is due to a blood clot that traveled to the lung from a vein in the leg. A clot that forms in one part of the body and travels in the bloodstream to another part of... »

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