Assertion: pulmonary embolism | /r/CreatedBy | a blood clot
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: in most cases
type: OTHER
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the leg
type: LOCATION
value: most often
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Because pulmonary embolism (PE) is often caused by a blood clot that originally formed in the legs, and because it is often difficult to detect a DVT before problems start, the prevention of DVTs is key in the prevention of PE.
text: In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from deep veins in the legs or, rarely, from veins in other parts of the body (deep vein thrombosis).
text: In most cases, a pulmonary embolism is caused by a blood clot that originates in the legs and travels through the arteries to the lung.
text: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is caused by a blood clot that becomes lodged in the pulmonary artery, the main blood vessel leading to the lungs, or one of its branches.﻿﻿
text: A pulmonary embolism is often caused by a blood clot that forms somewhere else in the body, travels to the lungs and gets stuck there.
text: It is usually caused by a blood clot that starts somewhere else in the body and travels to the lungs.
text: In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by a blood clot in the leg that breaks loose and travels to the lungs.
text: A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in an artery in your lungs, usually caused by a blood clot.
text: Usually a pulmonary embolism is caused by a blood clot travelling up from one of the deep veins in your legs.
text: In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by a blood clot in the leg that breaks loose and travels to the lungs.
text: It is usually caused by a blood clot that can travel to the lungs from any part of the body, but can also be caused by the presence of other foreign substances.
text: A pulmonary embolism is a blockage of an artery in the lungs, often caused by a blood clot that has come from another part of the body, such as the legs.
text: In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from deep veins in the legs or, rarely, from veins in other parts of the body (deep vein thrombosis).
text: A pulmonary embolism is a blockage in an artery of the lung, usually caused by blood clots.
text: A pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel through the blood stream to the lungs and block a pulmonary artery.
text: A pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel through the blood stream to the lungs and block a pulmonary artery.
text: A pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel through the blood stream to the lungs and block a pulmonary artery.
text: In most cases, pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from the legs or rarely other parts of the body (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT).
text: Most often pulmonary embolism is caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from the deep veins of the legs.