title: Pulmonary embolism: an overview.
abstract: Pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis account for hundreds of thousands of hospitalisation and afflict millions of individuals worldwide. A brief overview on the subject concerned is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Apollo Hospital, Greams' Road, Chennai 600006.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oomman
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy