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Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening blockage of an artery in the lungs, most often caused by a blood clot that has traveled from elsewhere in the body, typically a deep vein in the leg. By obstructing pulmonary blood flow, PE can impair oxygenation and strain the heart, and it ranges in severit…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 20× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2642-9241 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening blockage of an artery in the lungs, most often caused by a blood clot that has traveled from elsewhere in the body, typically a deep vein in the leg. By obstructing pulmonary blood flow, PE can impair oxygenation and strain the heart, and it ranges in severity from clinically silent to rapidly fatal. Research on pulmonary embolism addresses its causes, risk stratification, diagnosis, and management. PE is closely linked to venous thromboembolism, and studies examine the duration of risk after events such as orthopaedic surgery and the contribution of inherited bleeding and coagulation disorders arising from mutations in clotting factors and regulatory proteins. Rapid assessment of severity is a key clinical priority, and the journal publishes work on biomarkers such as heart-type fatty acid-binding protein for risk stratification in PE patients. Particular precipitating factors are also explored, including hormonal contraception as a cause of embolism. Because PE arises within the broader context of respiratory and cardiovascular disease, related research covers thromboembolic complications, atrial thrombus, radiological findings in respiratory illness including COVID-19, and the diagnosis of conditions such as acute respiratory distress syndrome. Together these studies illustrate the importance of timely recognition and treatment of pulmonary embolism within respiratory medicine.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 20 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Respiratory Diseases (ISSN 2642-9241).

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Jason Akulian · United States

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