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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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BMC Genomic Data, 2022 Background The incidence of pulmonary embolism complications in the literature ranges from 10 to 50%, with a 0.5–10% risk of fatal pulmonary embolism. However, the biological cause of pulmonary embolism is unknown.
Ruoyang Feng +7 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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Diagnostics, 2023 Patients with chronic cardiopulmonary pathologies have an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolic events. The worsening of dyspnoea is a frequent occurrence and often leads patients to consult the emergency department.
Delphine Douillet +3 more
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COVID-19-Associated Thrombotic Complication: Is It Pulmonary Embolism or In Situ Thrombosis?
Radiology Research and Practice, 2023 Objectives. Acute pulmonary embolism is a protentional fatal complication of COVID-19. The aim of this study is to investigate whether pulmonary embolism is due to thrombus migration from the venous circulation to the pulmonary arteries or due to local ...
Rashid AL Umairi +4 more
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Saddle Pulmonary Embolism: Demographics, Clinical Presentation, and Outcomes
Critical Care Explorations, 2021 OBJECTIVES:. Saddle pulmonary embolism is an uncommon type of venous thromboembolism that can lead to sudden hemodynamic collapse and death. Saddle pulmonary embolism can be difficult to recognize, and data on its presentation, clinical features, and ...
Kevin J. Wong, MD +2 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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Hospital volume and outcomes for acute pulmonary embolism: Multinational population based cohort study [PDF]
, 2019 [Objectives] To evaluate the association between experience in the management of acute pulmonary embolism, reflected by hospital case volume, and mortality.[Design] Multinational population based cohort study using data from the Registro Informatizado de
Bikdeli, Behnood +10 more
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Pulmonary vasodilation in acute pulmonary embolism – a systematic review
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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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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