Clinical outcomes and factors associated with pulmonary infarction following acute pulmonary embolism: a retrospective observational study at a US academic centre [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Objective Pulmonary infarction is a common clinical and radiographic finding in acute pulmonary embolism (PE), yet the clinical relevance and prognostic significance of pulmonary infarction remain unclear.
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Predictors of Pulmonary Infarction. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2015 In the setting of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), pulmonary infarction is deemed to occur primarily in individuals with compromised cardiac function.The current study was undertaken to establish the prevalence of pulmonary infarction in patients with acute PE, and the relationship between infarction and: age, body height, body mass index (BMI), smoking ...
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Pulmonary Embolism Presenting with Pulmonary Infarction: Update and Practical Review of Literature Data. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2022 Pulmonary infarction (PI) is a possible consequence of pulmonary embolism (PE). The real incidence of PI could be underestimated considering only non-fatal PE presentation.
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Does Adding the Pulmonary Infarction and Right Ventricle to Left Ventricle Diameter Ratio to the Qanadli Index (A Combined Qanadli Index) More Accurately, Predict Short-Term Mortality in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism? [PDF]
Indian J Radiol Imaging, 2023 Background The Qanadli index can be used to assess the severity of pulmonary arterial involvement in patients with acute pulmonary embolism. However, it seems that considering pulmonary infarction and right ventricle/left ventricle (RV/LV) ratio along ...
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The Reversed Halo Sign in Pulmonary Infarction due to Acute Pulmonary Embolism [PDF]
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2023 The reversed halo sign, or atoll sign, is a specific sign with ring-shaped consolidation and central lucency, which is historically considered typical for cryptogenic organising pneumonia. The presence of this sign in subpleural, posterior basal parts of
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Pulmonary infarction in acute pulmonary embolism [PDF]
Thrombosis Research, 2021 Pulmonary infarction results from occlusion of the distal pulmonary arteries leading to ischemia, hemorrhage and ultimately necrosis of the lung parenchyma. It is most commonly caused by acute pulmonary embolism (PE), with a reported incidence of around 30%. Following an occlusion of the pulmonary artery, the bronchial arteries are recruited as primary
Kaptein, F.H.J. +6 more
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Low‐dose oestrogen–progestin associated pulmonary infarction mimicking pneumonia and pleurisy [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2021 A 28‐year‐old woman with a history of treatment with a low‐dose oestrogen–progestin (LEP) formulation presented to our hospital due to right chest pain. She had just been discharged from another hospital for pneumonia and pleurisy which had improved with
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A 22-year-old COVID-19 positive male with no prior medical history presented to the emergency department with pulmonary infarction [PDF]
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021 Rapidly growing evidence has now shown a high incidence of venous thrombosis in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome secondary to novel coronavirus 2, a disease now named COVID-19.
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Pulmonary infarction mimicking a lung mass: a case report [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 Pulmonary infarction usually appears as a wedge-shaped opacity with its base placed laterally. Rarely, pulmonary infarctions may appear as a well-defined rounded opacity mimicking lung cancer and surgical lung biopsy may often be required for definitive ...
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Clinical features of pulmonary infarction in older patients with pulmonary embolism: a retrospective comparative study [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineObjectiveTo analyze the clinical characteristics of pulmonary infarction in older patients with pulmonary embolism.MethodsWe conducted a single-center retrospective study of 71 patients with pulmonary infarction (PI) secondary to pulmonary embolism (PE ...
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