results the incidence of diagnosed thrombo-embolic complication was 32 of 1,153 admitted patients (2.8%; 95% confidence interval: 1.9 to 3.9) with a median interval of 14 days after anti-tb treatment initiation. the incidence of dvt and pte was 2% and 1%, respectively. thrombo-embolic events and dvt were more common in men than in women: 4.2% versus 1.3% (p = 0.003) and 3.5% versus 0.4%, respec...

Acute massive pulmonary embolism is a life threatening medical emergency resulting in a high mortality rate. Usually, urgent thrombo-embolectomy is performed using double venous cannulation without circulatory arrest. We describe a patient suffering from acute massive pulmonary embolism that was treated by emergency thrombo-embolectomy. Due to back-bleeding the view into the lobar and segmental...

introduction: capnography, is an easy, fast and practical method which its application in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (pte) has recently been studied. this study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of end-tidal co2 (etco2) and the alveolar dead space (avds) in the diagnosis of patients suspected to pte who have been referred to the emergency department. materials and metho...

was demonstrated radiologically. Apart from a symptomless mitral stenosis, examination revealed no other abnormality. Nine years previously a right radical mastectomy had been performed for a scirrhous carcinoma; the axillary lymph nodes were tumour-free and a careful follow-up did not show evidence of either local or distant recurrence. At the time of admission the blood picture was as follows...

was demonstrated radiologically. Apart from a symptomless mitral stenosis, examination revealed no other abnormality. Nine years previously a right radical mastectomy had been performed for a scirrhous carcinoma; the axillary lymph nodes were tumour-free and a careful follow-up did not show evidence of either local or distant recurrence. At the time of admission the blood picture was as follows...

INTRODUCTION Pulmonary artery sarcomas are rare neoplasms that are often confused with chronic thrombo-embolic disease, as both can have similar clinical and imaging presentation. CASE PRESENTATION In this report, we present a case of a 50-year-old man initially diagnosed with chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary disease, but who was later found to have pulmonary artery sarcoma with poor surviva...