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ntroduction:Pulmonary embolism is an acute cardiovascular disorder having high mortality rate despite of available diagnostic and treatment modalities.Early recognition and provision of early effective treatment brings good out come with reversal of right ventricular functionAims:To study the cases of pulmonary embolism for demographic data, clinical presentation, risk factors and investigationMaterial and Method:Retrospective study done in 61 patientsaged 19-80 years admittedat a tertiary care hospital from January to September 2018. All suspected patients of pulmonary embolism who underwent CTPA were included in the study. Patients <15 years, History of pulmonarytraumaand Recurrence were excluded.Result:Details about demographic data, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, reports andoutcome collected. In our study out of 61,23 patients hadpositivein CTPAand 42 patients had D-dimmer level>1000 ng/ml. Their maincomplains were dyspnea, tachypnea, chest pain and cough.In our study 45 patients could discharged and 9 patients expired.Conclusion:PE is a potentially life threatening condition which isdifficult to diagnoseclinically but in time diagnostic strategywithCTPA and D-Dimmer,helps inearly recognition and provisionof effective treatment which brings good outcome.