Sudden blockage of a major artery in your lung. Usually due to a blood clot that develops in another part of your body, breaks off and travels in the bloodstream into the lung where it blocks the pumping of your heart and prevents it from taking in oxygen.<\/p>\n
The third most common cardiovascular disease after heart attack and stroke.<\/p>\n
Pulmonary embolism is a medical emergency.<\/strong> If any of the symptoms below occur, seek immediate medical attention.<\/p>\n After the high-risk period has elapsed (roughly one week), blood clots in your lung will need months or years to completely resolve. You may develop pulmonary hypertension with life-long implications, including shortness of breath and exercise intolerance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sudden blockage of a major artery in your lung. Usually due to a blood clot that develops in another part of your body, breaks off and travels in the bloodstream into the lung where it blocks the pumping of your heart and prevents it from taking in oxygen. The third most common cardiovascular disease after…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1073,"parent":78,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/conditions.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-319","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nMedium or long term<\/h3>\n