Venous thromboembolism (VTE) manifests as pulmonary embolism (PE) and/or deep vein thrombosis (DVT), being part of the same disease spectrum and presenting the same risk factors. It is the third most common cause of acute cardiovascular syndrome worldwide, being potentially life-threatening. ,
In Brazil, according to data from the Ministry of Health collected between 2010 and 2021, the number of hospitalizations for VTE exceeded 520,000, with a total of more than 67,000 deaths from 2010 to 2019.
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Figure 1
– A-C: direct visualization of thrombus in the right cavities and left pulmonary artery. Thr: thrombus; Ao: aorta; LP: left pulmonary artery; RP: right pulmonary artery.