Pulmonary embolism occurs when an embolus breaks away from a thrombus and blocks the pulmonary artery, generating symptoms that include shortness of breath, chest pain, fainting and haemoptysis. This ...

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A saddle pulmonary embolism is when a large blood clot gets stuck in the main pulmonary artery. It’s a type of pulmonary embolism (PE), which is a blockage in one of the arteries of the lungs. Share ...

Saddle pulmonary embolism describes a large blood clot that sits atop or “saddles” the main pulmonary artery where it divides and branches into the left and right lungs. It can cause breathing ...

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 subsegmental ...