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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially fatal condition caused by embolic occlusion of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches due to thrombotic material that has traveled through the bloodstream from elsewhere in the body. The majority of emboli are thrombi from the deep veins of the legs; less likely causes can be fat, air or amniotic fluid emboli. PE is a highly lethal condition that affects more than 600,000 patients annually in the United States and is responsible for 150,000 to 200,000 deaths every year.
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Chen, H., Lin, P.H. (2013). Pulmonary Embolism and SVC Syndrome. In: Kumar, A., Ouriel, K. (eds) Handbook of Endovascular Interventions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5013-9_30
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