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Pulmonary embolism refers to the lodgement of blood-borne material in the pulmonary artery or its branches. Ordinarily, pulmonary emboli result from blood clots. Uncommonly, pulmonary emboli may result from tumor, fat, or parasites, air, or foreign bodies, such as catheters. By and large, the blood clots that cause pulmonary emboli originate in the veins of the pelvis and the lower extremities. However, the origin of pulmonary emboli may be in the right heart, in abdominal veins, or in the veins of the upper extremities.
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Fowler, N.O. (1991). Pulmonary Embolism. In: Diagnosis of Heart Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3068-7_22
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