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COVID-19 as a trigger for splenic infarction in a patient with sickle cell trait: A case report

open access: yesThrombosis Update, 2021
Sickle cell trait (SCT) is the carrier state for sickle cell disease (SCD) and is usually perceived as a mild condition; however, previous studies have shown that hypoxemia may trigger sickle-cell related complications in these patients, including ...
Álvaro Alejandre-de-Oña   +4 more
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HELLP syndrome complicated by subcapsular liver hematoma and pulmonary embolism: An extremely rare case report and literature review

open access: yesThrombosis Update, 2022
HELLP syndrome consists of the triad hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets count. It is usually developed in pregnant women with preeclampsia. Intrahepatic liver hematoma is an extremely rare complication of HELLP syndrome.
E. Cervilla-Muñoz   +6 more
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Risk stratification scores for major bleeding in patients with venous thromboembolism

open access: yesSpanish Journal of Medicine, 2021
The standard treatment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is anticoagulation. Drug selection and treatment duration will depend on the clinical presentation, the existence of provoking factors, bleeding risk, and the patient’s preferences.
Francisco Galeano-Valle   +2 more
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Plasma Rivaroxaban Level to Identify Patients at Risk of Drug Overexposure: Is a Single Measurement of Drug Level Reliable?

open access: yesTH Open, 2021
Introduction Dose adjustment based on laboratory monitoring is not routinely recommended for patients treated with rivaroxaban but because an association has been reported between high drug level and bleeding, it would be of interest to know if measuring
Krishnan Shyamkumar   +5 more
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A rare case of stroke as a complication after percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy in a patient with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism and patent foramen ovale

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023
We present an extremely rare case of a patient with intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism treated with percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy, complicated with stroke as a form of paradoxical embolism through a previously unknown patent foramen ovale ...
Marina López-Rubio   +7 more
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Increased systemic arterial stiffness in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

open access: yesCardiology Journal, 2020
BACKGROUND: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a complication of venous thromboembolism (VTE) resulting from non-dissolving thromboemboli in the pulmonary arteries.
Monika Sznajder   +6 more
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Beyond ChatGPT: What does GPT-4 add to healthcare? The dawn of a new era

open access: yesCardiology Journal, 2023
Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly improved healthcare. Once the stuff of science fiction, AI is now widely used, even in our daily lives — often without us thinking about it. All healthcare professionals — especially
Simona Wójcik   +5 more
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Inflammatory bowel disease and superior mesenteric artery thromboembolism [PDF]

open access: yesIntestinal Research, 2020
While patients with inflammatory bowel disease are known to be at increased risk of venous thromboembolism, the risk of arterial thrombosis is less well recognized.
Steven Nicolaides   +2 more
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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty – efficient therapy of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in the patient with advanced sarcoidosis – a case report

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018
Background Approximately a quarter of patients with advanced sarcoidosis develop pulmonary hypertension (PH), which affects their prognosis. We report unusual case of confirmed chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in a patient with stage
Andrzej Labyk   +10 more
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Thromboembolism [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Medical Bulletin, 2003
Venous thomboembolism (VTE) causes only about 2% of maternal deaths in the developing world but is a leading cause of direct maternal deaths in developed countries. Pregnancy increases the risk of VTE through venous stasis, changes in blood coagulability and damage to vessels.
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