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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/condition/pulmonary-embolism-8453fb0e-3764-552d-ad47-480318658a80 > Record changed: 2026-10-13 # Pulmonary embolism Therapeutic area Vascular Medicine Rare disease No ## Definition and classification **Definition** The obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by an embolus, sometimes associated with infarction of the lung. **Genetic basis** No **Non-human condition** No **Rare disease** No **Listing at source** Listed **Condition name** Pulmonary embolism **Therapeutic area** Vascular Medicine ### Alternative names (5) - pulmonary embolism - embolism, pulmonary - pulmonary embolism - pulmonary embolism (disease) - pulmonary embolus ## Clinical profile **Severity** Severe ### All therapeutic areas (2) - Cardiology - Vascular Medicine ## Identifiers **MONDO ID** MONDO:0005279 Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005279) **Parent condition** MONDO:0000473 ## Related records ### Broader conditions (6) - Arterial disorder - [Cardiovascular disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cardiovascular-disorder-362e433e-88a4-575f-90af-50fe7239dec0.md) - Disease - Disease by body system or component - Human disease - Vascular disorder ### Narrower conditions (1) - Puerperal pulmonary embolism ### Trials (772) - : Pharmacokinetics of Enoxaparin After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery - 'Bubble Time' in Pulmonary Embolism - 12-h and 2-h Urokinase Regimes of Pulmonary Thromboembolism in China - 3 Months' Versus 6 Months' Anticoagulation in Patients With DVT and/or PE - 3 Screen Electronic Alert - 3D-EIT for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Pulmonary Embolism - 68Ga PET/CT Versus 99mTc SPECT/CT for Lung Perfusion and Ventilation Scintigraphy; a Technical and Practical Feasibility Study - A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of TwiFlow-System for Acute Pulmonary Embolism - A Different Approach to Preventing Thrombosis - A Genomic Approach to Warfarin Dose Prescription in Admixed Caribbean Hispanics - A Non-interventional Study on Xarelto for Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and Prevention of Recurrent VTE in Patients With Active Cancer - A Performance Evaluation of the LumiraDx Point Of Care D-dimer Assay - A Pharmacogenetic Study of Warfarin Dosing, "The COUMA-GEN Study" - A Phase 2 Pilot Study of Apixaban for the Prevention of Thromboembolic Events in Patients With Advanced (Metastatic) Cancer - A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of ThromboView® in the Detection of Pulmonary Emboli - A Pivotal Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of RMT Medical Technology's SafeFlo® Vena Cava Filter - A Predictive Tool for Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Patients Using CTPA. - A Prospective Study for the Treatment of Severe Pulmonary Embolism With Pharmacodynamic Thrombectomy - A Prospective, Multi-Center Study of the Bard® Denali™ Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter System - A Random Selection of Patients From the SENTRY Study Who Have a Bioconverted Sentry IVC Filter in Situ With a Minimum Dwell Time of 24 Months From a Single Center Follow up ### Approved drugs (10) - [Alteplase](https://trialight.com/data/asset/alteplase-89461f67-4f40-4a00-ae4c-727752018887.md) - [Apixaban](https://trialight.com/data/asset/apixaban-9e91f03a-6eac-4da8-9f08-88d740399be5.md) - Dabigatran etexilate mesylate - Edoxaban tosylate - [Enoxaparin sodium](https://trialight.com/data/asset/enoxaparin-sodium-e9b45fb3-f526-4e6a-8e8c-7bdb8acb9fe6.md) - Fondaparinux sodium - Heparin sodium - [Rivaroxaban](https://trialight.com/data/asset/rivaroxaban-3f354e10-6d35-4989-9e00-318be65808fb.md) - Technetium TC 99M pentetate - Warfarin sodium ### Drugs in development (15) - Acenocoumarol Phase 3 - [Diclofenac](https://trialight.com/data/asset/diclofenac-6bb6f2bf-7068-41cb-8e1d-c1c073cf27b3.md) Phase 2 - [Drotrecogin alfa (activated)](https://trialight.com/data/asset/drotrecogin-alfa-activated-0dceffea-aa6c-43cb-a437-9126961a621e.md) Phase 2 - Furosemide Phase 3 - Heparin Phase 3 - Idraparinux Phase 3 - Idraparinux sodium Phase 3 - Ioforminol Phase 2 - Macitentan Phase 3 - [Nitric oxide](https://trialight.com/data/asset/nitric-oxide-b0556c6a-c162-4042-9833-36420fc1d67c.md) Phase 2 - Oxygen Phase 3 - Sildenafil Phase 1 - [Tenecteplase](https://trialight.com/data/asset/tenecteplase-01f5448a-c2ca-4332-92f6-1d9ef8a99284.md) Phase 3 - Urokinase Phase 2 - [Warfarin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/warfarin-e500f94c-c2a3-4434-8e09-97345b672b83.md) Phase 3 ### Other linked drugs (6) - Edoxaban - Fibrinogen, human - Fondaparinux - Phenindione - [Semaglutide](https://trialight.com/data/asset/semaglutide-0f0980aa-d386-4209-8f14-80da83c40d80.md) - Streptokinase --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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