A surgical procedure that was virtually abandoned in the 1950s because of its high mortality rates in trying to save patients with acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths in severely ...

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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 ...

Guru Jagat, a well-known Kundalini yoga teacher who worked with celebrities, has died after suffering from a pulmonary embolism. In her final Instagram post on July 31, Jagat gave what she described ...

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A surgical procedure that was virtually abandoned in the 1950s because of its high mortality rates in trying to save patients with acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more deaths in severely ...

MANHASSET, NY -- A surgical procedure that was virtually abandoned in the 1950s because of its high mortality rates in trying to save patients with acute pulmonary embolism may actually prevent more ...