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Clinical characteristics, management and outcome of major pulmonary embolism: an experience from a tertiary care center in Pakistan [PDF]

, 2009
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical characteristics, risk factors, management and outcome of major pulmonary embolism (PE) in a tertiary care center of Karachi.
Atif, Muhammad +5 more
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Unmasking Atrial Septal Defect by Paradoxical Ventilator Response in a Patient With Pulmonary Embolism

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is used in mechanical ventilation to improve Pao2. Rarely will increasing PEEP result in a reduction of Pao2. Whenever hypoxemia worsens in response to increased PEEP, one must consider the presence of a cardiac or
Zakaria Alagha, John Kinney, Amro Al-Astal +2 more
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Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attack in the Elderly due to Asymptomatic Atrial Septal Defect: An Unusual Scenario

Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
Atrial septal defects (ASD) are congenital cardiac anomalies, characterized by abnormal communication between the atria. These are commonly diagnosed in childhood and occasionally remain asymptomatic and undetected until the later stages of life. In ASD,
K. Harshitha Reddy +5 more
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Stroke in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients. New evidence for repeated screening and early treatment of pulmonary vascular malformations: two case reports [PDF]