Pulmonary Embolism

"Pulmonary Embolism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Blocking of the PULMONARY ARTERY or one of its branches by an EMBOLUS.

Descriptor ID	D011655
MeSH Number(s)	C08.381.746 C14.907.355.350.700
Concept/Terms	Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary Embolisms Embolism, Pulmonary Embolisms, Pulmonary Pulmonary Thromboembolisms Pulmonary Thromboembolisms Pulmonary Thromboembolism Thromboembolism, Pulmonary Thromboembolisms, Pulmonary

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pulmonary Embolism".

Diseases [C]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Lung Diseases [C08.381]
Pulmonary Embolism [C08.381.746]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Vascular Diseases [C14.907]
Embolism and Thrombosis [C14.907.355]
Embolism [C14.907.355.350]
Pulmonary Embolism [C14.907.355.350.700]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Pulmonary Embolism".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pulmonary Embolism".

Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Infarction

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pulmonary Embolism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pulmonary Embolism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 151 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	4	0	4
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	2	0	2
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	3	1	4
2003	4	0	4
2004	2	2	4
2005	1	1	2
2006	3	0	3
2007	2	2	4
2008	7	0	7
2009	11	5	16
2010	8	1	9
2011	0	2	2
2012	4	0	4
2013	2	3	5
2014	1	1	2
2015	6	2	8
2016	9	1	10
2017	4	0	4
2018	4	0	4
2019	9	0	9
2020	6	3	9
2021	1	1	2
2022	5	0	5
2023	6	0	6
2024	5	0	5
2025	5	0	5
2026	8	0	8

Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Embolism" by people in Profiles.

Janke AT, Fung CM, Bombard MC, Krupp S, Oostema JA, Overbeek DL, Hysell M, Paxton JH, Perrotta G, Todd B, Westafer LM, Barnes GD, Greineder CF, Kocher KE. Decision Moments and Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostic Quality in the Emergency Department. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2635312.

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Tarar N, Shireen Kanamgode S, Summers S. Persistent hypoxia with mosaic attenuation despite negative CT pulmonary angiography in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Aug 17; 19(8).

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Maughan BC, Jarman AF, Westafer LM, Holmes JF, Kline JA, Casey SD, Patrick N, Vinson DR. Designing a web-based factorial survey experiment on diagnostic evaluation of cardiovascular symptoms in emergency care. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2026 May; 10(4):106791.

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Shireen Kanamgode S, Reid S, Halligan K. Massive pulmonary embolism complicated by pulmonary infarction, haemoptysis and hemothorax. BMJ Case Rep. 2026 May 19; 19(5).

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Liu F, Hu R, Kim D, Lo H, Kharonov Y, Johri A, Gerber BS, Rundensteiner E, Westafer LM, Allison J, Kiefe C, Bankier A, Rosen MP. Data-Efficient Language Model for Assessing Pulmonary Embolism Diagnostic Certainty From Radiology Reports: Model Development and Validation Study. JMIR Med Inform. 2026 04 28; 14:e79972.

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Haghani L, MillnerBalagtas D, Huynh D, Khan S, Halligan K, Jones E, Greenberg B, Figueira T, Resnick NJ, Li NP. Large-Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Safety, Effectiveness, and Prognostic Factors in a Real-World Tertiary Center Cohort. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2026 06; 37(6):108751.

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Creager MA, Barnes GD, Giri J, Mukherjee D, Jones WS, Burnett AE, Carman T, Casanegra AI, Castellucci LA, Clark SM, Cushman M, de Wit K, Eaves JM, Fang MC, Goldberg JB, Henkin S, Johnston-Cox H, Kadavath S, Kadian-Dodov D, Keeling WB, Klein AJP, Li J, McDaniel MC, Moores LK, Piazza G, Prenger KS, Pugliese SC, Ranade M, Rosovsky RP, Russo F, Secemsky EA, Sista AK, Tefera L, Weinberg I, Westafer LM, Young MN. 2026 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/SIR/SVM/SVN Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2026 Mar 24; 153(12):e977-e1051.

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Creager MA, Barnes GD, Giri J, Mukherjee D, Jones WS, Burnett AE, Carman T, Casanegra AI, Castellucci LA, Clark SM, Cushman M, de Wit K, Eaves JM, Fang MC, Goldberg JB, Henkin S, Johnston-Cox H, Kadavath S, Kadian-Dodov D, Keeling WB, Klein AJP, Li J, McDaniel MC, Moores LK, Piazza G, Prenger KS, Pugliese SC, Ranade M, Rosovsky RP, Russo F, Secemsky EA, Sista AK, Tefera L, Weinberg I, Westafer LM, Young MN. 2026 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ACEP/CHEST/SCAI/SHM/SIR/SVM/SVN Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Apr 07; 87(13):1626-1710.

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Sorin V, Korfiatis P, Langer SG, Hahn LD, Bratt AK, Cook CJ, Sobek JD, Butler CL, Wald C, Erickson BJ, Collins JD. Factors Impacting the Performance of Deep Learning Detection of Pulmonary Emboli. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 06; 23(6):965-972.

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Westafer LM, Walsh P, Helderman R, Strokes N, Greineder CF, Barnes GD, Vinson DR, Stubblefield WB. Physician Perspectives on Diagnostic Uncertainty in Radiographic Imaging Reports for Pulmonary Embolism: A Qualitative Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2026 07; 88(1):64-73.

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