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Balloon pulmonary angioplasty – efficient therapy of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in the patient with advanced sarcoidosis – a case report

BMC 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, Dominik Wretowski, Sabina Zybińska-Oksiutowicz, Aleksandra Furdyna, Katarzyna Ciesielska, Dorota Piotrowska-Kownacka, Olga Dzikowska –Diduch, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Andrzej Biederman, Piotr Pruszczyk, Marek Roik   +10 more
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Cardioverting acute atrial fibrillation and the risk of thromboembolism: not all patients are created equal [PDF]

, 2017
Current guidelines support the well-established clinical practice that patients who present with atrial fibrillation (AF) of less than 48 hours duration should be considered for cardioversion, even in the absence of pre-existing anticoagulation. However,
Rankin, Alastair J., Rankin, Stephen H.
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Cancer and thrombosis: Managing the risks and approaches to thromboprophylaxis [PDF]

, 2006
Patients with cancer are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with patients without cancer. This results from both the prothrombotic effects of the cancer itself and iatrogenic factors, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, indwelling
Altinbas M, Athanasoulis CA, Bergqvist D, Bergqvist D, Buller HR, Clagett PG, Da Silva MS, Decousus H, ENOXACAN Study Group, Falanga A, Geerts WH, Gitter MJ, Goldenberg N, Gomes MPV, Green D, Haas S, Heit JA, Hettiarachchi RJK, Hull R, Hutten BA, International Multicentre Trial, Johnson MJ, Kakkar VV, Karthaus M, Koopman MMW, Levine MN, Mousa S A, Mousa SA, Prandoni P, Rasmussen MS, Rickles FR, Sallah S, Samama M, Siragusa B, The Columbus Investigators, White RH, Zacharski LR   +36 more
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Thromboembolism [PDF]

British 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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Evaluation of an Unfractioned Heparin Pharmacy Dosing Protocol for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Nonobese, Obese, and Severely Obese Patients [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Despite large interpatient variability in dose response, heparin is utilized for treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Current data on the optimal heparin dosing in obese patients are conflicting. Objective: The objective was to evaluate
Breedlove, Emily Y., Hosch, Lindsey M., Knoderer, Chad A., Scono, Lauren E.   +3 more
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Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Hereditary Antithrombin Deficiency and Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Hematology, 2017
Background. Hereditary antithrombin deficiency is a thrombogenic disorder associated with a 50–90% lifetime risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is increased during pregnancy and the puerperium in these patients.
Mohammad Refaei, Lydia Xing, Wendy Lim, Mark Crowther, Kochawan Boonyawat   +4 more
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The use of anticoagulants in chronic kidney disease: Common point of view of cardiologists and nephrologists

Cardiology Journal, 2020
In patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism and stroke. Moreover, patients with CKD — especially those in end-stage renal disease — also present an increased ...
Justyna Domienik-Karłowicz, Olga Tronina, Wojciech Lisik, Magdalena Durlik, Piotr Pruszczyk   +4 more
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Multiorgan Visceral Hemangiomas Presenting with Sequential Ruptures and Hemorrhage, Cardiac Thrombus, and Thromboembolic Phenomenon

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2023
Vascular anomalies can be seen in a disseminated or diffuse state to involve multiple superficial and deep sites. Large and diffuse lesions are known to induce a hemorrhagic tendency.
Subhash Kumar, Kamlesh Gunjan, Rajeev N. Priyadarshi, Mala Mahto   +3 more
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Extended thromboprophylaxis with betrixaban in acutely ill medical patients [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Patients with acute medical illnesses are at prolonged risk for venous thrombosis. However, the appropriate duration of thromboprophylaxis remains unknown.
. Lodigiani, M, : W. Ageno, I, Cerveri, A., Cohen, Alexander T, De Pellegrin, D, D’Angelo, A, Gibson, C. Michael, Gold, Alex, Goldhaber, Samuel Z., Harrington, Robert A., Hernandez, Adrian F., Hull, Russell D., Imberti, R., Investigators, Italy (261 patients, 19 sites, Landolfi, G, LEMBO, Giuseppe, Luisetti, M., Wiens, Brian L.   +18 more
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Anticoagulant Activity of Heparins from Different Animal Sources are Driven by a Synergistic Combination of Physical-chemical Factors

TH Open, 2022
Heparin has already been found in a variety of animal tissues but only few of them became effective sources for production of pharmaceutical preparations.
Stephan N.M.C.G. Oliveira, Ana M.F. Tovar, Francisco F. Bezerra, Adriana A. Piquet, Nina V. Capillé, Paloma S. Santos, Eduardo Vilanova, Paulo A.S. Mourão   +7 more
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