This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/ACEM.14148 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved DR. JENNIFER MORGAN WATCHMAKER (Orcid ID : 0000-0003-4320-0021) Article type : Research Letter Increased Incidence of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic Running title: Watchmaker et al.; PE in Emergency Department during COVID-19 Jennifer M Watchmaker, MD, PhD 1,2 ; Daryl T Goldman, MD 1,3 ; Jun Y Lee 1 ; Seulah Choi 1 ; Ariana C Mills 1 ; Danielle Toussie, MD 1,3 , Mark Finkelstein, MD 1,3 , Alex R Sher, MD 1 ; Adam H Jacobi, MD 1,3 , Adam M Bernheim, MD 1,3 , Michael S Chung, MD 1,3,4 , Corey D Eber, MD 1,3 , Robert A Lookstein, MD 1-3 1 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, New York, USA; 2 Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1259 New York, New York, USA; 3 Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1234, New York, New York, USA; 4 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1030, New York, New York, USA Corresponding Author: Jennifer M Watchmaker, MD, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1234 New York, NY, USA 10029-6574 Tel: +1 (212) 241-3666 Accepted Article