For the majority of patients with pulmonary embolism the recommended therapy consists of a 5 to 7 day treatment with heparin followed by a treatment with oral anticoagulants given for at least 3 months. The currently recommended duration of oral anticoagulant treatment for pulmonary embolism is the result of the balance between the benefit provided by treatment, essentially the prevention of re...

Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of main artery or one of its branches of lung by the fat, amniotic fluid, embolisation of air or any other foreign substances. It is also due to formation of thrombus [blood clot] in the arteries of lung. Due to the pulmonary embolism the blood circulation in the body will be effected. Sometimes PE leads to death also by the lacking of breathing. In USA the annu...

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OBJECTIVE Pulmonary embolism is an underdiagnosed major cause of death for hospitalized patients. The objective of this study was to identify the conditions associated with fatal pulmonary embolism in this population. METHODS A total of 13,074 autopsy records were evaluated in a case-control study. Patients were matched by age, sex, and year of death, and factors potentially associated with f...

OBJECTIVE We tested whether correlation between embolism area and pulmonary arterial pressure may serve as an indicator of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism. PATIENTS AND METHODS In total, 204 patients who underwent spiral computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography and ultrasonic cardiogram were enrolled. The patients were stratified accordin...

Highlights: • Magnetic resonance imaging has become a viable imaging modality for clinical use in the detection of pulmonary embolism (PE) • Low flip angle T1-weighted 3D gradient echo sequences, combined with noncontrast steady state free precession sequences, improve detection rate for PE compared with MR angiography alone • Newer image acquisition methods that correct for motion artifact all...

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary embolism is a major cause of maternal death. The work up for suspected pulmonary embolism is complex, with many potential diagnostic options. We performed a cost analysis to evaluate which of several diagnostic strategies was the most cost-effective with the least number of deaths from pulmonary embolism. STUDY DESIGN We created a decision tree to evaluate the following st...

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A pulmonary embolism and cerebral infarction are the second and third most common acute cardiovascular diseases after a myocardial infarction. Early diagnosis and appropriate management are important clinical challenges. In this case, a fatal pulmonary embolism and extensive cerebral infarction caused cardiac arrest during spinal anesthesia for total hip replacement surgery. Transesophageal ech...

Pneumatic lithotripsy is a minimally invasive technique mainly for the treatment of urinary staghorn stones. Previous literatures have reported some therapeutic complications during or after this procedure, but calculi embolism has not been mentioned before.We report here a fatal case of calculi-induced pulmonary embolism in an adult woman who underwent pneumatic lithotripsy. An autopsy did not...