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.

Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a clinicopathological condition where the left common iliac vein is compressed by the overlying right common iliac artery, potentially leading to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) ...

For patients dealing with lingering respiratory symptoms from the coronavirus, a simple chest X-ray can now reveal its ... professor of internal medicine-pulmonary, critical care, and occupational ...

She was 'suspected' to have a viral chest infection, it was heard. The coroner said a scan was requested to confirm if there was a pulmonary embolism ... occurred on the x-ray - which showed ...