Fibrinolysin Therapy in Arterial Thrombo-embolism.

The Diagnostic Value of End-tidal Carbon Dioxide (EtCO2) and Alveolar Dead Space (AVDS) in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Thrombo-embolism (PTE)

Introduction: Capnography, is an easy, fast and practical method which its application in the diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE) has recently been studied. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) and the alveolar dead space (AVDS) in the diagnosis of patients suspected to PTE who have been referred to the emergency department. Materials and Metho...

Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke and multiple thrombo-emboli in a term newborn

The etiology of perinatal arterial ischemic strokes may be maternal, fetal or both. Venous thrombo-embolism is almost always catheter associated in newborns. Preliminary guidelines for management of perinatal arterial ischemic strokes exist but are mostly based on adult studies. We report a unique case of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke, lower extremity arterial and inferior vena-caval throm...

Ante-partum Thrombo-embolism.

WHILST thrombo-embolism is a well recognised complication of the puerperium, ante-partum it is rare. No mention of its management is to be found in standard textbooks. Despite controversy concerning the value of anticoagulant treatment in arterial thrombotic disease, the efficacy of this therapy in venous thrombo-embolism is now well established. The apparent rarity of this condition in the ant...

Thrombo-embolism in acute and in healed myocardial infarction. II. Systemic and pulmonary arterial occlusion.

Extensive arterial and venous thrombo-embolism with chemotherapy for testicular cancer: a case report

Germ cell tumours tend to affect young adults and with advanced treatments achieve more than 90% cure rates. Over the years cisplatin has significantly improved the relapse free survival in these patients, hence forming an essential component of chemotherapy regimes. But, the thrombo-embolic complications suffered with cisplatin significantly affect the quality of life in these young patients.W...