Key result
An obstructive embolus in the main stem or principal branches of the pulmonary artery almost invariably causes sudden death, while medium-sized artery blockage causes hemorrhagic infarcts.
Population
100 cases of massive pulmonary embolism
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Central PE location signals high sudden-death risk; case reports leave open size-based risk stratification in modern cohorts.
Observational (n=100)
The study describes the distinct pathological consequences of pulmonary emboli based on the size and location of the occluded vessel.
L. W. Gorham (1961) conducted an observational in Pulmonary Embolism (n=100). Pulmonary embolism was evaluated. An obstructive embolus in the main stem or principal branches of the pulmonary artery almost invariably causes sudden death, while medium-sized artery blockage causes hemorrhagic infarcts.
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