Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is potentially fatal due either to a first massive episode or early recurrence; however, if diagnosed early, it can be effectively treated and in most cases cured. PE episodes have a wide spectrum of severity: from asymptomatic, detected incidentally to life-threatening with haemodynamic collapse. Consequently, optimal treatment may range from anticoagulant pills t…
This editorial refers to ?Prognostic value of right ventricularrndysfunction or elevated cardiac biomarkers in patients withrnlow-risk pulmonary embolism: a systematic review andrnmeta-analysis?? by S. Barco et al.,