2026 ACC/AHA Guidelines for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
From Last Week in Medicine by Stephen Jenkins, MD, Austin Rupp, MD
March 11, 2026 · 48 min · Episode 65
About this episode
The episode discusses the new ACC/AHA guidelines for managing acute pulmonary embolism with insights from Dr. Scott Woller.
The ACC/AHA published new guidelines for managing acute PE on February 19, 2026. Today I'm joined by Dr. Scott Woller, MD, MACP, FCCP, who was co-chair of the American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline for antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolism, last updated in 2021. He also served as co-chair for the peer review committee for these new guidelines, and has lots of great insights into how to use them in clinical practice and research. 2026 ACC/AHA Guideli...
People in this episode
Hosts: Stephen Jenkins, MD, Austin Rupp, MD
Guest: Dr. Scott Woller, MD, MACP, FCCP
Topics covered
- acute pulmonary embolism
- clinical practice guidelines
- antithrombotic therapy
- venous thromboembolism
- medical insights
Keywords
- acute pulmonary embolism
- ACC/AHA guidelines
- antithrombotic therapy
- venous thromboembolism
- clinical practice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American College of Chest Physicians
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