This review was undertaken with an eye of providing an evidence-based guide for internists in the utilization of the various techniques in the diagnosis of pulmonary emboli. Pulmonary angiography represents a group of tests that are used alone or in combination to evaluate for the presence of pulmonary emboli (PE)† and encompasses computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography (which is noninva...

Pulmonary emboli are frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with brain tumors. Treatment options are limited in these complex patients. We report a case of successful acute pulmonary embolectomy in a patient with an advanced brain cancer.

Massive thrombotic intraoperative pulmonary emboli (IOPE) is rare but carries a great degree of morbidity and mortality. This is the first study to formally assess the utility of various tools for the diagnosis of these events and the impact of each tool on mortality. Due to both the infrequent occurrence of these events and the high mortality of massive IOPE, it was cost-prohibitive to prospec...

Dear Editor, Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a relatively common and hazardous emergency that may lead to acute life-threatening but potentially reversible right ventricular failure. Three months mortality rate in patients with massive pulmonary embolism and a systolic blood pressure of <90 mmHg is approximately 50%, with most deaths occurring within the first few days after diagnosis. For p...