A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a blood clot located on a distal, or distant and less central, branch of the pulmonary arteries. Treatment can depend on symptoms and risk factors. A ...

The advent of computed tomography pulmonary angiography allowed better visualization of peripheral vessels, thereby increasing rates of subsegmental pulmonary embolism (SSPE), but there are minimal ...

The 12-month incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism was 6.4% in those with subsegmental pulmonary embolism compared with 6.0% in those with more proximal pulmonary embolism (subdistribution ...

Furthermore, many isolated distal deep vein thromboses and subsegmental pulmonary emboli are identified. There have been questions if these small or asymptomatic thromboses require anticoagulation ...

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guidelines on therapy for venous thromboembolism (VTE) opened a door for withholding treatment for isolated subsegmental pulmonary embolism (ISSPE ...

Dr. Samir Zaidi (Medicine): A 48-year-old woman with a history of venous thromboembolism was seen in the pulmonary clinic of this hospital because of cough and decreased exercise tolerance.

Subsegmental late lumen loss proved significantly lower with the DCB than with PTA (mean, 0.59 vs 1.26 mm; P = .017). "The subsegmental measurements are more rigorous," lead investigator Antonio ...