PURPOSE This study evaluated the incidence of a venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using multidetector row computed tomography-indirect venography (MDCT-indirect venography) and assessed the efficacy of anti-coagulation therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled 118 patients with 126 cases of TKA. The average age of the patients was 68.4 years. We used 64 channel...

OBJECTIVE To compare the safety and efficacy of enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin in the treatment of submassive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty-six patients with PTE who did not need fibrinolytic treatment were enrolled prospectively. The patients were randomly assigned to 2 treatment groups: Group A received enoxaparin (1 mg/kg every 12 hours) and Group B rec...

Circulatory arrest during pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) for chronic pulmonary embolism leads to an increased risk of cerebral ischemia and neurological complications. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of various cerebral protection techniques used during the surgical treatment of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism. We prospectively studied 61 patients with chronic pulmonary thrombo...

INTRODUCTION Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and its associated complication, pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) remains a challenge for orthopedic surgeons. There are wide ranges of predisposing factors which are both patient specific as well as procedure associated, responsible for DVT. PTE is a well-known fatal complication of DVT which may be life-threatening...

OBJECTIVE: To compare the safety and efficacy of enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin in the treatment of submassive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Fifty-six patients with PTE who did not need fibrinolytic treatment were enrolled prospectively. The patients were randomly assigned to 2 treatment groups: Group A received enoxaparin (1 mg/kg every 12 hours) and Group B rec...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is considered as one of the leading causes of maternal mortality during pregnancy and postpartum period. In this retrospective study the medical records of 81 women diagnosed with Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) between 2009 and 2012 in Tabriz Al-Zahra hospital was participated. These cases were evaluated regarding frequency, materna...

OBJECTIVE Renal dysfunction is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The alteration in renal function as a marker of mortality in pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) has not been studied extensively. METHODS Four hundred four consecutive patients diagnosed with non-high-risk PTE (without cardiogenic shock or blood pressure <90 mm Hg) were prospectively enrolled in the ...

OBJECTIVE To review the pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in small animals. DATA SOURCES Human and veterinary clinical studies, reviews, texts, and recent research in canine and feline PTE diagnosis and thromboembolic therapeutics. HUMAN DATA SYNTHESIS In humans, clinical probability assessment and point-of-care D-dimer-based algori...

Aim: Massive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is one of the cause of unexpected deaths in hospitalized patients. Our aim is to present diagnosis and treatment of massive pulmonary thromboembolism in a patient with pneumonia and cancer. Case: A 52 years old male with a metastatic colon adenocarcinoma, admitted to the emergency department with shortness of breath, one month after the right hemicol...

Events mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE) may be related to platelet activation and aggregation, and there may be an association between IgE and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). Fourteen patients with PTE were studied with regard to serum concentrations of IgE, IgA, IgG, IgM, fibrinogen, and D-dimer and with regard to blood neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet, and eosinophil counts during acute an...