Modern realities of therapy of pulmonary embolism

Diagnosis and choice of treatment options for pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of the most important problems of modern medicine. The introduction of CT- angiography into practice has significantly improved the diagnosis of this disease. The creation of a stratification of the risk of early death and the optimization of anticoagulant therapy set a new vector in approaches to the treatment of PE. This article analyzes the current literature data and the results of our own observations in the treatment of pulmonary embolism.