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Pulmonary vasodilation in acute pulmonary embolism – a systematic review [PDF]
Pulmonary Circulation, 2020 Acute pulmonary embolism is the third most common cause of cardiovascular death. Pulmonary embolism increases right ventricular afterload, which causes right ventricular failure, circulatory collapse and death.
Mads Dam Lyhne +3 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of acute pulmonary embolism: A single center experience
Acta Medica Alanya, 2022 Aim: Pulmonary embolism is a potentially life-threatening cardiovascular disease frequently encountered in emergency departments. The computed tomography pulmonary angiography is the imaging modality of choice in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. This
Ramazan Sami Aktaş +4 more
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Respiratory Research, 2023 Objectives To investigate whether COVID-19 patients with pulmonary embolism had higher mortality and assess the utility of d-dimer in predicting acute pulmonary embolism. Patients and methods Using the National Collaborative COVID-19 retrospective cohort,
Muhammad H. Gul +9 more
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Pulmonary tumour embolism and lymphangitis carcinomatosa: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022 Background Pulmonary tumour embolism and lymphangitis carcinomatosa are complications of malignancy that may mimic the clinical presentation of pulmonary embolism. Case presentation We present the case of a 52-year-old male patient with acute-onset right
Jan Engel, Johann Auer
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Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, 2023 . Introduction. Pulmonary embolism is a lethal complication during pregnancy and the puerperium. Compared with vaginal delivery, the risk of pulmonary disease is almost twice as high with cesarean section.
Bin Song +3 more
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Fatal pulmonary embolism and coincidental cerebral infarction after spinal anesthesia -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011 A pulmonary embolism and cerebral infarction are the second and third most common acute cardiovascular diseases after a myocardial infarction. Early diagnosis and appropriate management are important clinical challenges.
Jong-Yeon Lee +5 more
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Pulmonary embolism and acute pancreatitis: Case series and review
The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014 Reports of pulmonary embolism in the setting of acute pancreatitis are rare. We present three cases of acute pancreatitis associated with pulmonary embolism and review the literature. Two of the three patients had severe acute pancreatitis with bilateral
Robert Deiss +3 more
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Clinical and imaging outcomes after intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolus
Pulmonary Circulation, 2020 Long-term outcomes after acute pulmonary embolism vary from complete resolution to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Guidelines after acute pulmonary embolism are generally limited to anticoagulation duration.
Daniel Lachant +8 more
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Pulmonary Circulation, 2020 With the advancement of computed tomography pulmonary angiography, differentiating between acute and chronic thrombus in pulmonary embolism has become more feasible.
Hsien-Yuan Chang +4 more
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Missed acute pulmonary embolism and sudden death: A case report
Journal of Acute Disease, 2019 Rationale: Pulmonary embolism is a severe cardiovascular disease. Acute pulmonary embolism is an extremely common and potentially the serious pattern of venous thromboembolic disease.
Yasser Mohammed Hassanain Elsayed
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