Pulmonary embolism is a common but vexing illness. This book provides a contemporary overview
of the most important issues from a Western and a Japanese perspective providing the reader
with state-of-the-art knowledge of the epidemiology and molecular biology of the disease. In
the Diagnosis section the relationship between venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism is
explored and exciting new findings are presented in the fields of echocardiography and
magnetic resonance imaging. The Management section focuses on surgical intervention with acute
embolectomy as well as updating thromboendarterectomy for chronic pulmonary embolism. The
importance of primary and secondary prevention is emphasized in chapters addressing low
molecular weight heparin and the inferior vena cava filter. This cutting-edge book is a
valuable resource for practicing physicians researchers and students in internal medicine
hematology pulmonary critical care and vascular medicine.
