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Assessment of the prevalence of pulmonary embolism in patients with severe pulmonary tuberculosis

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2018
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of public health concern. Many reports pointed to the association between TB and thromboembolic diseases.
Hany Shaarawy, Enas El-Sayed Mohamed
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Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) imaging of cardiovascular effects of pulmonary embolism: What the radiologists need to know

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2017
Background: Patients with pulmonary embolism have high mortality and morbidity rate due to right heart failure and circulatory collapse leading to sudden death.
Mohamed Aboul-fotouh E. Mourad, Ahmed Fathy A. Al Gebaly, Manal F. Abu Samra   +2 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, Jeffrey Allen Kline, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, Asger Andersen   +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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Hampton’s Hump in Pulmonary Embolism

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2016
HPI: A 51-year old male presented to the emergency department with right chest and flank pain, with intermittent cough productive of blood-tinged sputum. The patient denied shortness of breath.
Jonathan Patane, Megan Boysen Osborn
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Pregnancy and pulmonary embolism; a fatal challenge: literature review [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2021
Introduction: Pulmonary embolism, as a relatively common non-obstetrics complication, is an important cause of maternal mortality during pregnancy. Due to some physiological and hormonal changes, the risk of pulmonary embolism increases during pregnancy ...
Bahram Zarmehri, Hoda Zabihi
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Incidence of Pleural Effusion in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism

Chinese Medical Journal, 2015
Background: No data on the incidence of pleural effusion (PE) in Chinese patients with pulmonary embolism are available to date. The aim of the current study was to investigate the frequency of PE in a Chinese population of patients with pulmonary ...
Min Liu, Ai Cui, Zhen-Guo Zhai, Xiao-Juan Guo, Man Li, Lei-Lei Teng, Li-Li Xu, Xiao-Juan Wang, Zhen Wang, Huan-Zhong Shi   +9 more
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Simultaneous Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Left Ventricle Stroke Volume Assessment Predicts Adverse Events in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Certain echocardiographic parameters may serve as early predictors of adverse events in patients with hemodynamically compromising pulmonary embolism (PE).
Hayaan Kamran, Essa H. Hariri, Jean‐Pierre Iskandar, Aditya Sahai, Ihab Haddadin, Serge C. Harb, Joseph Campbell, Leben Tefera, Joseph M. Delehanty, Gustavo A. Heresi, John R. Bartholomew, Scott J. Cameron   +11 more
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Comparison of Egg and Banana Sign, Carina Crossover Sign in Prediction of Pulmonary Embolism: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Introduction: Acute pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening condition that can lead to sudden death. Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH) can be found in the setting of acute pulmonary embolism. The Egg and Banana sign and Carina Crossover (CCO) sign are
Malathi S Bhat, Anston Vernon Braggs, Soujanya Mynalli   +2 more
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Comparison of the D-dimer concentration in pregnant women with or without pulmonary thromboembolism

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Introduction and Objectives: Pulmonary thromboembolism is the third most common vascular disease after coronary heart disease and stroke and is approximately 10 times more common in pregnant women compared with the nonpregnant population at the same age.
Seyed H Borsi, Maryam H Shoushtari, Mehrdad D MalAmir, Kambiz A Angali, Maryam S Mavalizadeh   +4 more
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