background: hyponatremia has poor outcomes in other cardiopulmonary disorders, but its predictive value in predicting mortality of patients with acute pulmonary embolism is unknown. so, we evaluate the mortality of inpatients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (pe) who had hyponatremia at the time of admission. materials and methods: by conducting a cohort study in patients with acute pulmonary ...

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a serious illness sometimes causing death due to acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). Blood stasis of the pelvic vein is a major etiologic factor for DVT. Occasionally a large myomatous uterus can cause compression of the pelvic venous system leading to DVT. We describe a very rare case of massive pulmonary embolism in a 39-year-old woman with multiple uterine ...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is a common condition associated with a significant clinical and economic burden. Anticoagulant therapy is the mainstay of treatment for VTE, having been shown to reduce the risk of death in patients with pulmonary embolism, and recurrence or extension of thrombi in patients with deep vein thrombosis during th...

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We describe the case of a 37-year-old pregnant woman who presented at 29 weeks of gestation with syncope and shortness of breath caused by pulmonary embolism. Due to persistent hypotension thrombolytic therapy with tenecteplase was administered and the clinical and hemodynamic response was excellent, with no maternal or fetal hemorrhagic complications. The clinical presentation of pulmonary emb...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the imaging characteristics of pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) on pulmonary artery computed tomography angiography (PACTA) that can be used to differentiate between PAS and pulmonary thromboembolic diseases, including chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and acute pulmonary embolism (APE). METHODS The clinical data and ima...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent complication in cancer patients and represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Especially in patients who have a poor life expectancy, preventing death from pulmonary embolism is the mainstay of treatment. Critically ill patients should promptly be administered thrombolytic drugs. Except for selected patients requiring aggressive therapy...

We report the case of a 13-year-old male presenting with recurrent symptoms of respiratory distress after a trauma of the lower limb. Pulmonary symptoms had been misinterpreted for several weeks and only marked symptoms of deep venous (DVT) and caval vein thrombosis later prompted the correct diagnosis of DVT and embolic events and subsequently a successful thrombolytic therapy. The case report...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent complication in cancer patients and represents an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Especially in patients who have a poor life expectancy, preventing death from pulmonary embolism is the mainstay of treatment. Critically ill patients should promptly be administered thrombolytic drugs. Except for selected patients requiring aggressive therapy...

Acute pulmonary thromboembolism is a catastrophic event, especially for hospitalized patients. The prognosis of pulmonary thromboembolism depends on the degree of pulmonary arterial occlusion. The mortality of massive pulmonary embolism is reportedly as high as 25% without cardiopulmonary arrest and 65% with cardiopulmonary arrest. In patients with unstable hemodynamics due to pulmonary thrombo...