By Nadia Arshad, PhD in TREC
Multidetector Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography (MD CTPA) is an imaging technique used to diagnose pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lung).
By Nadia Arshad, PhD in TREC
Multidetector Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography (MD CTPA) is an imaging technique used to diagnose pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lung).
By Robin Liang, PhD in TREC
The ideal duration of anticoagulation following an unprovoked pulmonary embolism is controversial.
Studies have shown that after anticoagulant therapy is stopped after 3 or 6 months following an unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE), patients have a much higher risk than those VTE events provoked by known risk factors. Previous studies have shown that extended therapy reduces the risk in these high-risk patients, but whether this benefit is maintained in the long-term has not yet been investigated. Continue reading