Pulmonary Embolism

Serena Williams Hospitalized After Pulmonary Embolism

Tennis player Serena Williams was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Monday to undergo emergency treatment for complications from an earlier pulmonary embolism -- a blockage in an artery of her lung.

Her rep, Nicole Chabot, told People Magazine that Williams developed the clot last week after returning to Los Angeles from New York, where she had been visiting doctors about a foot injury. Williams reportedly cut her foot on a piece of glass at a restaurant in July. It required two surgeries. ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Medical notes: Pulmonary embolism

A pulmonary embolism or blood clot on the lungs is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition.

However, if treated, most patients will make a full recovery.

What is it?

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that has entered the lungs.

Small clots may cause no symptoms at all and medium-sized clots may cause sudden breathlessness.

When the clot is large, it can stop blood from flowing through the lungs. This can cause a person to collapse or even die. ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Serena reportedly has Pulmonary Embolism

NEW YORK - Tennis star Serena Williams underwent "emergency treatment" Monday, days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her lungs, People magazine reported.

Spokeswoman Nicole Chabot told the magazine that Williams "underwent emergency treatment for a hematoma suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation." ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Serena Williams Hospitalized for Pulmonary Embolism

Serena Williams was rushed to an L.A. hospital yesterday to undergo emergency treatment for a pulmonary embolism ... this according to the 29-year-old tennis star's rep.

Williams' rep released a statement explaining, "Monday Serena Williams underwent emergency treatment at Cedars for a hematoma she suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation." ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Serena Williams Suffers Pulmonary Embolism

Sunday night Serena Williams looked beautiful in her appearance at Sir Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party – but who knew that a serious health scare was awaiting her the very next day. On Monday Serena was spotted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

“Monday Serena Williams underwent emergency treatment at Cedars for a hematoma she suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation,” Williams’s rep, Nicole Chabot, said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE. ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Pulmonary Embolism: What You Need To Know and Why Pregnancy Increases Your Risk

Thanks to Serena Williams’ pulmonary embolism scare, the internet’s got pulmonary embolism on the brain. A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that begins in or travels to the lungs. Embolisms happen to be one of my pet hypochondriac topics (there are so many, I know). And my embolism anxiety was never hotter than in the pregnancy and postpartum period, when embolism risks are elevated.

One of my favorite artists, Paula Modersohn-Becker, died of a pulmonary embolism several weeks after the birth of her daughter. Her death was extra poignant as she painted mothers and pregnant women…and the suddenness and tragedy of it all made pulmonary embolism the perfect thing for my pregnant brain to obsess about. ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Raised Risk of Pulmonary Embolism in Specific Cancers

The risk of pulmonary embolism is significantly higher for outpatients with central nervous system, pancreatic, upper gastrointestinal, and lung/pleural malignancies, and lower for hematological and breast malignancies, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in Cancer.

THURSDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) is significantly higher for outpatients with central nervous system (CNS), pancreatic, upper gastrointestinal, and lung/pleural malignancies, and lower for hematological and breast malignancies, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in Cancer. ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Serena Williams hospitalized with Pulmonary Embolism

Hours after she dazzled the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, Serena Williams was in a Los Angeles hospital receiving emergency treatment for a blood clot in her lungs.

According to People magazine, Serena suffered a pulmonary embolism last week and was seeing doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the problem. It was discovered after she returned from New York for doctor's appointments relating to her foot issues. ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Serena Williams Suffered a Pulmonary Embolism, Hematoma

Not only did Serena Williams suffer from a foot injury that kept her out of tennis for the past 8 months, but earlier today it was reported that on Monday, Serena underwent emergency surgery for a pulmonary embolism. ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

Serena Williams Suffers Pulmonary Embolism

Tennis star Serena Williams had been spotted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles several times over the past week -- and now we know why. Williams' rep confirms to People that the 29-year-old athlete "underwent emergency treatment at Cedars for a hematoma she suffered as a result of a more critical situation."

That "more critical situation" was a blood clot in Williams' lungs, also known as a pulmonary embolism. "Last week, Serena suffered from a pulmonary embolism, which was discovered upon her return to L.A.," Chabot explains. "She had been in New York for doctor appointments for the ongoing issues with her foot." ( Read Pulmonary Embolism more... )

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