Pulmonary Embolism

This practical volume presents up-to-the-minute guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism, encompassing the whole spectrum of pathological events from venous thrombosis to acute pulmonary embolism and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Provides an in-depth examination of epidemiology that includes original data from developing countries-helping to identify pathogenetic factors and characterize high-risk populations! Written by more than 25 international experts, Pulmonary Embolism covers clinical diagnosis, including laboratory tests lung scan, echocardiography, pulmonary angiography, and other imaging techniques pharmacological and nonpharmacological prevention medical and surgical management such as pulmonary embolectomy and endarterectomy the latest fibrinolytic agents and low-molecular-weight heparins and more!