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How long does it take a pulmonary embolism to cause heart failure or does it cause that at all?
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Pulmonary embolus: That is a key differential. Small blood clots that go to the lung cause no elevation in lung pressure, and as such no symptoms of heart failure. When a person gets multiple or large clots the pressure in the lungs increases and this causes stress on the hear and right heart failure.
Answered 6/5/2019
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