Current Clinical Management Status of Pulmonary Embolism in China

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life‐threatening disease with high morbidity and mortality all over the world. PE and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), as two different forms of venous thromboembolism (VTE) on patients, cannot be separated apart in the management. After years of efforts, the management of PE has been comprehensively promoted in China. Medical authorities and staff have gained more awareness of the disease, standardized diagnosis and treatment has been extended, and varieties of clinical and basic researches have been conducted.