Managing Acute Pulmonary Embolism: What’s New
June 2026
New AHA/ACC guidelines will clarify how to treat acute pulmonary embolism (PE)...and shift care of more cases to the outpatient setting.
A key change is the creation of clinical categories to stratify patients...replacing terms such as “submassive” or “massive.”
Expect patients to be classified from Category A (subclinical, asymptomatic) through Category E (cardiopulmonary failure)...to guide decisions around treatment choice and intensity plus setting of care.
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