I26.0: Pulmonary embolism with mention of acute cor pulmonale
You need lungs to breath. When we breathe in, oxygen enters the lungs and accumulates in the blood. This blood then flows to the heart. The heart then pumps the oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. All of the organs are supplied with oxygen as a result. Blood vessels in your lungs have closed up.
This is usually caused by blood clots. The blood clots can form somewhere else in the body, for example in the legs. The blood clots can then free themselves and move into the lungs along with the bloodstream. Blood clots can also form in the lungs themselves. The blood clots can then block the blood vessels in the lungs. This may affect one or more blood vessels.
The blocked vessel may damage the tissue of the lungs.
If many blood vessels or large blood vessels get blocked, the blood can accumulate in the blood vessels. This can increase the pressure in the blood vessels in the lungs and the pressure in the heart. This can over-strain and damage the heart.
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