Obliterative Pulmonary Hypertension and Thrombo-embolism

Pulmonary platelet thrombo-embolism.

was demonstrated radiologically. Apart from a symptomless mitral stenosis, examination revealed no other abnormality. Nine years previously a right radical mastectomy had been performed for a scirrhous carcinoma; the axillary lymph nodes were tumour-free and a careful follow-up did not show evidence of either local or distant recurrence. At the time of admission the blood picture was as follows...

Pulmonary Platelet Thrombo-embolism

was demonstrated radiologically. Apart from a symptomless mitral stenosis, examination revealed no other abnormality. Nine years previously a right radical mastectomy had been performed for a scirrhous carcinoma; the axillary lymph nodes were tumour-free and a careful follow-up did not show evidence of either local or distant recurrence. At the time of admission the blood picture was as follows...

Incidence of chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension following acute pulmonary thrombo-embolism: an Indian perspective.

Chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) remains a severe disabling disease causing a significant amount of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The incidence and severity of this condition is quite obscure. The initial inciting event, the reason of progression, the natural history of the disease and the predictors of adverse outcomes are not yet adequately clarified. From the India...

Successful thrombo-embolectomy in long-standing thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension.

Perfusion lung scanning in obliterative pulmonary hypertension.