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Pulmonary embolism

International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science, 2013
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is responsible for approximately 100,000 to 200,000 deaths in the United States each year. With a diverse range of clinical presentations from asymptomatic to death, diagnosing PE can be challenging. Various resources are available, such as clinical scoring systems, laboratory data, and imaging studies which help guide ...
Tarbox, Abigail K., Swaroop, Mamta
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Current status of diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension in Chinese tertiary hospitals: A nationwide survey

Pulmonary Circulation, 2023
We intended to evaluate the diagnosis and treatment status of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in China and provide the basis for the design of the Chinese PH centers system.
Meng Zhang, Wanmu Xie, Yao Xiao, Wei Guo, Yan Wang, Wenmei Zhang, Shengchen Duan, Qian Gao, Shuai Zhang, Yunxia Zhang, Xueran Guo, Ao Yin, Jiafei Peng, Jun Wan, Zhenguo Zhai, Group of Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Chinese Thoracic Society; Working Committee of Pulmonary Embolism and Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Chinese Association of Chest Physicians; Expert Committee, National Project of Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension   +15 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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Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma in the pediatric patient: Review of literature and a case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2020
Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) is extremely rare in children. Nevertheless, distinguishing primary PAS from pulmonary embolism is critical to a child's survival.
Yong Yean Kim, MD, PhD, Tung Thanh Wynn, MD, John David Reith, MD, William B. Slayton, MD, Joanne Lagmay, MD, John Fort, MD, Dhanashree Abhijit Rajderkar, MD   +6 more
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Prospective cardiopulmonary screening program to detect chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in patients after acute pulmonary embolism

Haematologica, 2010
Background Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary embolism is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Understanding the incidence of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary embolism is important for ...
Frederikus A. Klok, Klaas W. van Kralingen, Arie P.J. van Dijk, Fenna H. Heyning, Hubert W. Vliegen, Menno V. Huisman   +5 more
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Risk factors for pulmonary cement embolism after percutaneous vertebroplasty and radiofrequency ablation for spinal metastases

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
ObjectivePulmonary cement embolism is a rare but underestimated complication of vertebroplasty due to the relative lack of study and examination. This study aims to investigate the incidence of pulmonary cement embolism in patients with spinal metastasis
Luqiang Wang, Ming Lu, Xinxin Zhang, Zhenguo Zhao, Xiaoyang Li, Ting Liu, Libin Xu, Shengji Yu   +7 more
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Gas Embolism Caused by Portal Vein Gas: Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2008
Introduction: We describe a case of pulmonary gas embolism caused by portal vein gas (PVG) observed using echocardiography. Echography revealed gas flowing through the hepatic vein, inferior vena cava, right atrium, and right ventricle, as well as ...
Chiaki Kamikado, Shinjiro Nagano, Kouji Takumi, Terutoshi Senokuchi, Masaaki Kubo, Shinji Mitsue, Toshitaka Fukumoto, Shouji Natugoe, Takashi Aikou   +8 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, Christina Bach, Bennett Wilson, Vaseem Chengazi, Bruce Goldman, Neil Lachant, Anthony Pietropaoli, Scott Cameron, R. James White   +8 more
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D-dimer levels and acute pulmonary embolism development in COVID-19 patients

Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2021
Objective. To identify those who develop pulmonary embolism with Ddimer levels by evaluating pulmonary CT angiographies of patients who are followed up with suspicion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods.
Vural Ahmet, Kahraman Ahmet Nedim
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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, Su-Yeon Lee, Inho Shin, Chunghyun Park, Byung-Sang Lee, Min Sung Kim   +5 more
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