Is there a cure for a pulmonary embolism?

lung embolus (pulmonary embolism) occurs when a blood vessel supplying the lung becomes clogged up by a clot - a lump of coagulated blood.The clot may have travelled in the bloodstream from a vein in the pelvis, abdomen or in the leg; through the veins of the body, through the heart and into the lung. A damaged heart can also be the cause of these clots.

Treatment depends on the size and severity of the embolus. Current treatments include anticoagulant ('blood thinner') and oxygen therapy, thrombolysis, or a vena cava filter. If surgery is required, procedures include traditional pulmonary embolectomy or catheter-directed pulmonary embolectomy.

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