Shameek Gayen, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, contributed his insights to a Medscape article focused on pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant women. The article addresses the increased risk that pregnancy and the postpartum period pose for thromboembolism.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), pregnant women and those who have recently given birth face a four- to fivefold higher risk for thromboembolism compared to nonpregnant women. Diagnosing conditions like PE in this group is difficult because symptoms can resemble typical changes experienced during pregnancy.
Dr. Gayen discussed his clinical and diagnostic approach with Medscape. “Diagnosing thromboembolism, including PE, is challenging in this patient population because symptoms often mirror normal changes in pregnancy,” he said.
Labor & Delivery services have recently moved from Temple University Hospital–Main Campus (Broad & Ontario) to a new women & families hospital.
