Pulmonary Embolism
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot that develops in a blood vessel in the body (often in the leg). It then travels to a lung artery where it suddenly blocks blood flow.
Featured Treatments
Blood Vessel Disorder Treatments
Mass General offers minimally invasive, image-guided treatments for many types of blood vessel disorders. Learn more about these interventional radiology treatments.
Center for Neurologic Emergencies
The Center for Neurologic Emergencies at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated to improving the care of patients with potentially devastating neurological injuries.
Center for Vascular Emergencies
The Center for Vascular Emergencies is improving the care of patients with life-threatening vascular diseases through coordinated educational, research, and quality improvement initiatives within the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Comprehensive Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center
The Comprehensive Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center is federally supported and fully accredited to offer comprehensive evaluations and individualized care for children and adults with bleeding and clotting disorders across their lifespan.
Lung Transplant Program
The Lung Transplant Program at Massachusetts General Hospital uses the most cutting-edge, advanced therapies to treat patients with end-stage lung disease and deliver the best possible outcomes after transplantation.
Department of Medicine
Pulmonary Hypertension & Thromboendarterectomy Program
The Pulmonary Hypertension and Thromboendarterectomy Program at Massachusetts General Hospital is committed to the state-of-the-art evaluation, treatment and support of patients with all forms of pulmonary hypertension.
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Charged
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