Posts Tagged ‘pulmonary embolism’
At-risk patients with blood clots will benefit from Inova Fairfax Hospital’s new pulmonary embolism response team
A “S.W.A.T.” Team for Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common condition in the United States, with roughly 600,000 cases each year. PE is a vascular emergency, and about one-third of patients who have a PE will die from it. However, if it is recognized and treated early, most patients thrive. PE occurs when…
Read MoreGroundbreaking Therapy Saves Patient With Pulmonary Embolism
Treatment in Time It was a brisk December afternoon in downtown Fairfax. Roger Eddy was walking to the bank to make a deposit when suddenly he felt dizzy, started to see myriad small bronze-colored stars and then collapsed on the sidewalk. “I was going up an incline and I noticed that I seemed to be…
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