What is pulmonary embolism?

Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has traveled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). It could be a result of deep vein thrombosis or another condition.

How do members experience pulmonary embolism?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pulmonary embolism*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pulmonary embolism*

Who has pulmonary embolism on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 16
30s 67
40s 162
50s 222
60s 225
70+ 169

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 179
Female 674

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What is pulmonary embolism?

Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has traveled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). It could be a result of deep vein thrombosis or another condition.



Common symptoms reported by people with pulmonary embolism

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for pulmonary embolism

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Compare treatments taken by people with pulmonary embolism

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have pulmonary embolism through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with pulmonary embolism? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has pulmonary embolism on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 150 say pulmonary embolism is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 16
30s 67
40s 162
50s 222
60s 225
70+ 169

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 179
Female 674

These charts show data from pulmonary embolism patients who have completed their condition history
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