2019 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS)
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Overview
Clinical practice guideline presents updated diagnostic and therapeutic protocols for acute pulmonary embolism in affected individuals, improving clinical decision-making.
Key Points
- To establish evidence-based clinical recommendations for the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of acute pulmonary embolism.
- Collaborative expert consensus and literature review conducted jointly by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Respiratory Society.
- Synthesized clinical evidence covering presentation, imaging modalities, biomarker assessment, and therapeutic strategies including non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism.
- Defines standardized diagnostic pathways incorporating clinical pre-test probability assessment, D-dimer testing, and computed tomography pulmonary angiography.
- Outlines risk-adjusted therapeutic strategies including anticoagulation, reperfusion therapy, and specialized management for non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism.
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Konstantinides et al. (2019) studied this question.