First ACC/AHA acute PE guidelines provide “roadmap” for management

First ACC/AHA acute PE guidelines provide “roadmap” for management

Copyright American Heart Association A new severity-based classification system and strong endorsement for multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism response teams (PERTs) feature prominently in recently published multisociety guidelines on the evaluation and management of acute PE in adults. The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, in collaboration with eight other soc…