...-19 pneumonia and PE. Fig. 2. Incidence of CTEPH in patients who have presented PE associated with COVID-19 pneumonia. PE, pulmonary embolism; CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; CTEPD, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary diseases. Patients who suffer from a pulmonary...

...Amanda Dandanell Juul; Christian B. Laursen; Alice Christophersen; Arman Arshad; Stefan Møller Luef; Vasiliki Panou; Julie Gellert Larsen; Jacob Reimer; Jens Paaby; Casper Falster Background: Patients with lung cancer exhibit increased risk of pulmonary embolism (PE). While the contrast phase...

...Gregory Mansella; Christoph Keil; Christian H. Nickel; Ceylan Eken; Christian Wirth; Alexandar Tzankov; Caspar Joyce Peterson; Drahomir Aujesky; Roland Bingisser Background: The incidence and the outcomes of pulmonary embolism (PE) missed during emergency department (ED) workup are largely unknown...

...Caio J. Fernandes; Ana Paula Luppino Assad; Jose L. Alves-Jr; Carlos Jardim; Rogerio de Souza Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) impairs hemodynamics, gas exchange, and lung mechanical capacity. Considering PE pathophysiology, most attention has been paid to hemodynamic impairment. However, the most...

...Sun Ha Choi; Seung-Ick Cha; Kyung-Min Shin; Jae-Kwang Lim; Seung-Soo Yoo; Shin-Yup Lee; Jaehee Lee; Chang-Ho Kim; Jae-Yong Park; Deok Heon Lee Background: Data regarding pleural effusion due to pulmonary embolism (PE) are limited. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical...

...Mark J. Schuuring; Peter I. Bonta; Michele van Vugt; Frank Smithuis; Otto M. van Delden; Jouke T. Annema; Kees Stijnis A 44-year-old woman with a history of pulmonary embolism and abdominal echinococcosis complained of sudden thoracic pain and shortness of breath. A D-dimer of 77.5 mg/l (reference...

...Walter Serra; Ernesto Crisafulli; Nicola Sverzellati; P. Tito Ugolotti; Panajota Tzani; Emilio Marangio; Diego Ardissino; Tiziano Gherli; Alfredo Chetta Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is frequently found at the time of diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). An incomplete resolution of PE...

...Andrzej Mazurek; Miroslaw Dziuk; Ewa Witkowska-Patena; Stanislaw Piszczek; Agnieszka Gizewska Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is diagnosed either by ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy or pulmonary CT angiography. One of the imaging methods used in nuclear medicine is hybrid SPECT/CT...

... syndrome Mixed connective tissue disease Ankylosing spondylitis Pleuritis Fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia Usual interstitial pneumonia-type pulmonary fibrosis Infections Pulmonary embolism Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage Pulmonary arterial hypertension Bronchiolitis Apical fibrobullous...

...Karin Palmowski; Ute Oltmanns; Michael Kreuter; Felix M. Mottaghy; Moritz Palmowski; Florian F. Behrendt Background: Ventilation/perfusion single-emission photon CT (V/P-SPECT) is widely used to detect pulmonary embolism (PE). Any pathological deficit on P-SPECT with a corresponding unremarkable V...

...Matthias Held; Maria Grün; Regina Holl; Gudrun Hübner; Ralf Kaiser; Sabine Karl; Martin Kolb; Hans Joachim Schäfers; Heinrike Wilkens; Berthold Jany Background: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a serious complication of pulmonary embolism (PE). Taking into account...

...Michael Kreuter; Gebhard Mathis Thoracic ultrasound is a noninvasive and portable diagnostic tool which is highly indicated for an initial workup of thoracic emergencies. The suspicion of a pneumothorax, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism or a lung contusion after trauma can be quickly assessed using...

.... Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration Pulmonary embolism Endovascular lesions © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel 2013 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized...

...Clare Hooper; Isabel Laurence; John Harvey; Anna Morley; Mike Darby; Anthony Edey; Nick Maskell Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is frequently cited as a common primary cause of unilateral pleural effusion, but in clinical practice appears to be uncommon. Objectives: In order to evaluate...

...Austin Chin Chwan Ng; Vincent Chow; Andy Sze Chiang Yong; Tommy Chung; Leonard Kritharides Objectives: It was the aim of this study to determine the prognostic significance of the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) following acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and assess the prognosis of patients without...

...Keum-Ju Choi; Seung-Ick Cha; Kyung-Min Shin; Jongmin Lee; Yup Hwangbo; Seung-Soo Yoo; Jaehee Lee; Shin-Yup Lee; Chang-Ho Kim; Jae-Yong Park; Tae-Hoon Jung Background: Data concerning the rate of pulmonary embolism (PE) in Asian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation...

... to be clarified. Objectives: To determine the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of peripheral pulmonary embolism (PE), and in particular, isolated sub-segmental PE (ISSPE). Methods: We reviewed the data for 334 patients who were diagnosed with a PE by computed tomographic (CT) pulmonary angiography...

...William R. von Pohle Pulmonary embolism has protean manifestations. This report describes a 20-year-old woman without risk factors with pulmonary embolism presenting as abdominal pain. Previous cases and potential etiologies of pain are reviewed. 21 07 1995 10 01 1996 21 1 2009...

...R. Menéndez; E. Martinez; D. Nauffal; V. Gil Suay; V. Marco Recovery of lung perfusion after pulmonary embolism (PE) is conditioned by several factors. The aim of this study was to analyze the differences of reperfusion after PE between patients with and without preexisting cardiopulmonary disease...

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