a 33-year-old female-a known case of behcet's disease- was admitted to the hospital due to fever, dyspnea and hemoptysis. one week before admission, she had developed right leg swelling. the history suggested either deep vein thrombosis (dvt) and pulmonary emboli or pulmonary artery vasculitis. diagnostic tests were requested and the necessary treatment was started accordingly

THERAPEUTIC catheter intervention probably started with Dotter and Judkins performance of transluminal treatment of arteriosclerotic obstruction of peripheral vessels.' Rashkind extended the therapeutic use of the catheter to intracardiac work with the performance of balloon atrial septostomy for transposition of the great arteries.2 Over the next 20 years, the field has blossomed, with removal...

A dramatic case of occlusion of the right pulmonary artery is presented. The diagnosis was clearly established by means of a lung scan and a radionuclide pulmonary angiogram. The entire course of the disease process was followed by radionuclide studies with a gradual but persistent return to normal. Due to the preciseness of the evidence presented, contrast angiography was not.thought necessary.

Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism is an uncommon life-threatening complication following liposuction. We report a rare incidental autopsy finding associated with this procedure. A 43-year-old female who underwent liposuction presented hypotension, respiratory distress, loss of consciousness and cardiorespiratory arrest during the intraoperative period. The patient died 2 h after admission to eme...

A dramatic case of occlusion of the right pulmonary artery is presented. The diagnosis was clearly established by means of a lung scan and a radionuclide pulmonary angiogram. The entire course of the disease process was followed by radionuclide studies with a gradual but persistent return to normal. Due to the preciseness of the evidence presented, contrast angiography was not.thought necessary.

BACKGROUND The relative effectiveness of vitamin K antagonists compared with novel oral anticoagulants in treating pulmonary embolism remains unclear. Recent trials comparing the efficacy of vitamin K antagonists with factor Xa inhibitors for the treatment of pulmonary emboli have been non-inferiority studies based primarily on risk reduction (such as bleeding events), rather than resolution of...

A patient with a circulating lupus anticoagulant in the absence of systemic lupus erythematosus developed recurrent deep venous thromboses and pulmonary emboli. Pulmonary emboli recurred despite prolonged oral anticoagulant therapy and resulted in fatal pulmonary arterial hypertension. Extended anticoagulant therapy alone may not prevent recurrent thromboembolism in patients with a lupus antico...

Pulmonary emboli are rare, yet serious, complications of body contouring surgery. When they occur, they more often follow as complications of long, invasive procedures in adults. The present report details a case of bilateral pulmonary emboli in an obese 15-year-old boy with hypogonadism undergoing bilateral mastectomy for gynecomastia. The diagnosis of bilateral pulmonary emboli was made on th...