Background The use of vena cava filter has been broadly indicated for the prevention of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in patients with contraindication for the use of anticoagulants, PTE recurrence during anticoagulation, prophylactic and temporary use in surgical patients with high risk of thromboembolism, and with contraindication for anticoagulation. This is a procedure of easy execution a...

A 92-year-old woman visited the hospital with edema of both lower extremities. Computed tomography revealed her inferior vena cava (IVC) was compressed by a massive hepatic cyst. A massive IVC thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) were also observed. Medical treatment rather than radiologic intervention was preferred because of the patient's advanced age and poor performance status. IV...

A 50 year-old man with no significant medical history was admitted for dyspnea and left femoral swelling. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and a thrombus in the inferior vena cava (IVC). The thrombus extended from the proximal IVC to the left popliteal vein. Therefore, we decided that an IVC filter insertion was difficult to indicate. Urgent IVC and...

In addition to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), there are several causes of ST-segment elevation,1 such as early repolarization, variation of the normal pattern (male pattern), left ventricular hypertrophy, complete left bundle branch block, acute pericarditis, myocarditis, Brugada syndrome, post-cardioversion, hyperkalemia, and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). However, the distinction betwee...

Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) caused due to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is an important cause of sudden natural death; however it is a commonly missed diagnosis at autopsies in Indian setup. This is a well-recognized complication of recumbency following trauma, especially fractures and surgical operation or prolonged bed rest in medical cases. However in some cases, no apparent predisposing co...

Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state and venous thromboembolism 10 times more common in pregnancy leading cause of maternal mortality. Anaesthesia itself challenging. Pulmonary its management further ads to that challenge. Plan anaesthesia has be decided weighing the risk benefit ratio. We hereby report successful administration subarachnoid block non-obese primigravida with diagnosed acute PTE...

Introduction: The diagnostic value of the D-dimer test varies with variable platelet numbers and functions in patients suffering from cancer and concomitant pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). This requires easy and reliable evaluation tests. In this study, we aimed to investigate the hypothesis that platelet functions may be more guiding in the prediction and diagnosis of PTE rather than the numb...

PURPOSE We aimed to define multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings to differentiate between pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). METHODS Eleven patients with suspected PTE were prospectively included to undergo pulmonary MRI before surgery or biopsy. MRI protocol included an unenhanced sequence, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI, b=800 s/mm2) and...

BACKGROUND Our purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of different kilovolt (kV) uses in computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). We also aimed to establish the optimal kV value and investigate the possibility of obtaining appropriate imaging quality with minimal radiation dose. MATERIAL AND METHODS We compared 120, 100, and 80 k...

INTRODUCTION Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is the most serious manifestation of thromboembolic disease. OBJECTIVE To determine the most common risk and etiologic factors of pulmonary tromboembolism in patients treated in Intensive care unit of Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases and TB "Podhrastovi" in three-year- period from 2008. to 2010. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively analysed patie...