Massive fatal pulmonary emboli with fibrinolytic therapy.

CASE REPORT Massive Fatal Pulmonary Emboli with Fibrinolytic Therapy

IN 1-2% of patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary emboli develop despite therapy with heparin.' Episodes of DVT successfully treated with anticoagulant therapy may still result in venous valvular incompetence and lead to postphlebitic syndromes characterized by ulceration, varicosities and edema. Studies of thrombolytic agents suggest that early use of these drugs for extensive ven...

fatal strongyloidiasis following massive corticosteroid therapy

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the first experience of catheter based pulmonary embolectomy in iran: a new horizon in therapy of massive pulmonary emboli

Echocardiography guided therapy for massive intra-operative pulmonary emboli during arterio-venous fistula/graft thrombectomy.

Various techniques' are currently employed for thrombectomies of the arterio-venous (AV) fistula/graft to restore flow. Sub massive or massive pulmonary emboli's have been reported following such procedures both intra-operatively and post-operatively. The hemodynamic responses depend not only on the size of the emboli's but also on the pre existing cardiac or pulmonary reserve of the patient. R...

Multiple tumour emboli simulating a massive pulmonary embolus.

Pulmonary hypertension in association with carcinomatosis was first described over 100 years ago (Bristow, 1868). Kane et al. (1975), however, found only 23 reported cases of multiple tumour emboli causing dyspnoea, adding 16 of their own. Only four of these cases were reported from the British Isles. Sarcomas, although commonly metastasising to the lungs have not previously been reported as gi...