Treatment strategies are dictated by the patient's hemodynamic stability and risk category.
: Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography ( CTPA ) is the gold standard for confirmation. Ventilation-perfusion ( Download Embolie pulmonaire aiguГ« pdf
Diagnosis is often challenging because symptoms like dyspnea and chest pain are non-specific. it increases pulmonary vascular resistance
: Once a clot lodges in the pulmonary vascular bed, it increases pulmonary vascular resistance, which can lead to acute right ventricular (RV) failure and hemodynamic collapse. Download Embolie pulmonaire aiguГ« pdf