Nápoles LME, Ramírez GJI, Ibáñez AR

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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the cause of frequent visits to the emergency services —although several times it goes unnoticed— and represents the third leading cause of cardiovascular death. Its clinical picture is variable, depending on the location at the level of the pulmonary vascular tree, but in the most severe cases, hypoxemia and right heart failure predominate, which, secondarily, becomes biventricular. Its in-hospital mortality rate in patients with hemodynamic instability is around 30%. There may also be recurrence, despite proper anticoagulation, and it may be the cause of chronic embolism and pulmonary hypertension.