Pulmonary edema in pulmonary embolism

Last revised by Francis Fortin on 27 Jul 2022

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Fortin F, Pulmonary edema in pulmonary embolism. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26752

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26752

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/26752

rID:

26752

Article created:

6 Jan 2014, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Last revised:

27 Jul 2022, Francis Fortin

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Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Pulmonary oedema with acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
Edema with acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary edema with acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary oedema in pulmonary thromboembolism
Pulmonary edema in pulmonary thromboembolism
Pulmonary oedema in pulmonary thromboemboli
Pulmonary edema in pulmonary thromboemboli

Pulmonary edema in pulmonary embolism has been reported to occur with both acute and chronic pulmonary emboli. It can occur via various mechanisms depending on the situation.

Epidemiology

The overall incidence rate is reported to be around 10% of cases of pulmonary emboli ^4,6.

Pathology

One of the proposed mechanisms is a redirection of blood to uninvolved areas during occlusion of the pulmonary arterial bed ⁴. Pulmonary edema may occur irrespective of prior cardiopulmonary disease ⁶.