[European guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism].

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third cause of cardiovascular death in industrialized countries. The difficulty lies on the diagnosis and is linked to the clinical pre-sentation which is often non-specific. The use of diagnostic scores and paraclinical examinations help the clinician in the management and assessment of the risk of death. This article aims to optimize knowledge and management of pulmonary embolism by revising the latest recommendations from the European Society of Cardiology 2019.