ALLMedicine™ Pulmonary Embolism Center

Nov 24th, 2020 - A 104-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea. Workup revealed normal troponins, elevated D-dimer at 2285 with subsequent chest CT angiogram negative for pulmonary embolism. NT-pro BNP elevated to 5208 pg/mL. Chest X-ray revealed mild cardiac enlar...

Nov 24th, 2020 - Patients with cancer are at higher risk of more severe COVID-19 infection and have more associated complications. The position paper describes the management of cancer patients, especially those receiving anticancer treatment, during the COVID-19 ...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - Acute pancreatitis complicated with pulmonary embolism has been described in literature, however, hyperlipidaemic acute pancreatitis complicated with pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis has rarely been reported. We reported here a rare cas...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - Acute postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) is a dreaded complication with severe mortality rates. Brain tumor patients are at the highest risk for postoperative PE. The juxtaposition of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), vitamin K antagonists (...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - In the previous literature, the prevalence of right atrial (RA) clot-in-transit associated with pulmonary embolism is around 4-18% with an associated mortality of 80-100% in untreated cases. Surgical thrombo-embolectomy has been the mainstay of tr...

Aug 11th, 2020 - Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism.|2020|Paul JD,Cifu AS,|administration & dosage,administration & dosage,standards,diagnosis,mortality,therapy,standards,standards,standards,adverse effects,methods,mortality,standards,complications,therapy,

May 5th, 2020 - Iliofemoral venous thrombosis carries a high risk for pulmonary embolism, recurrent deep vein thrombosis, and post-thrombotic syndrome complicating 30% to 71% of those affected. The clinical scenarios in which iliofemoral venous thrombosis is mana...

Nov 7th, 2019 - The 2019 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism.|2019|Konstantinides SV,Meyer G,|organization & administration,diagnosis,therapy,

Oct 14th, 2019 - The incidence of pulmonary complications following major surgery is estimated to be 1% to 23%, with the risk varying based on patient factors and the type of surgery.1 Postoperative pulmonary complications include pneumonia, tracheobronchitis, pul...

Oct 4th, 2019 - Pulmonary embolism (PE) represents the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. The technological landscape for management of acute intermediate- and high-risk PE is rapidly evolving. Two interventional devices using pharmacomechanical mea...

Nov 24th, 2020 - A 104-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea. Workup revealed normal troponins, elevated D-dimer at 2285 with subsequent chest CT angiogram negative for pulmonary embolism. NT-pro BNP elevated to 5208 pg/mL. Chest X-ray revealed mild cardiac enlar...

Nov 24th, 2020 - Patients with cancer are at higher risk of more severe COVID-19 infection and have more associated complications. The position paper describes the management of cancer patients, especially those receiving anticancer treatment, during the COVID-19 ...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - Acute pancreatitis complicated with pulmonary embolism has been described in literature, however, hyperlipidaemic acute pancreatitis complicated with pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis has rarely been reported. We reported here a rare cas...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - Acute postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) is a dreaded complication with severe mortality rates. Brain tumor patients are at the highest risk for postoperative PE. The juxtaposition of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), vitamin K antagonists (...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - In the previous literature, the prevalence of right atrial (RA) clot-in-transit associated with pulmonary embolism is around 4-18% with an associated mortality of 80-100% in untreated cases. Surgical thrombo-embolectomy has been the mainstay of tr...

Nov 17th, 2020 - The guidelines on the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in the treatment of patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE; ie, deep vein thrombosis [DVT] or pulmonary embolism [PE]) were published in October 2020 by the Society of Interventional...

Nov 4th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - COVID-19 does not independently increase the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE), new findings suggest. "We believe that while some patients with COVID-19 clearly do have a pro-thrombotic state, with potential for developin...

Oct 29th, 2020 - The American Society of Hematology (ASH) released their updated recommendations on the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) (deep vein thrombosis [DVT] and pulmonary embolism [PE]) in October 2020.[1] Select recommendations are outlined belo...

Oct 29th, 2020 - The American Society of Hematology (ASH) released their updated recommendations on the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) (deep vein thrombosis [DVT] and pulmonary embolism [PE]) in October 2020.[1] Select recommendations are outlined belo...

Oct 21st, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ultrasound screening enabled identification and early treatment of extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT), thereby preventing symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) in a single center trial. "The results of this study have a...