Large or multiple blood clots can be life threatening. However, immediate emergency treatment for a PE greatly increases your chances of avoiding permanent lung damage. Blood clots can form for a ...

Back pain when breathing may be caused by an injury to either the bones or muscles in your back. Or, it may be caused by a medical condition that affects your internal organs such as your lungs or ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more blood clots move from somewhere in your body to the lungs. The clot becomes lodged in a pulmonary (lung) artery and blocks the blood flow. A pulmonary ...

If back pain occurs when a person breathes, it can signal an underlying medical condition. Possible causes range from muscle strain to improper spinal curvature or lung cancer. Back pain while ...

Upper back pain can occur when breathing, especially when taking a deep breath. Possible causes range from muscle strain to asthma, anxiety, and heart problems. Pain in the upper back when breathing ...

Chest pain is not something to ignore. But you should know that it has many possible causes. In many cases, it's related to the heart. But problems in your lungs, esophagus, muscles, ribs, or nerves ...

Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people have lung disease in the U.S. alone. Smoking, infections, and genes cause most lung diseases. Your ...

The natural history of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension has been difficult to determine because a subgroup of patients have had occult pulmonary embolism, with subtle clues to the ...

Acute pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening condition because it places sudden strain on the right ventricle of the heart. In a multicenter case-control study, researchers in China found that ...

The clinical presentation of acute pulmonary embolism ranges from shock or sustained hypotension to mild dyspnea. Pulmonary embolism may even be asymptomatic and diagnosed by imaging procedures ...