8 Venous Disease ..................................................................... 6 8.1 Normal Anatomy ................................................................... 6 8.2 Venous Disorders .................................................................. 6 8.3 Thromboembolic Phenomena................................................ 6 8.4 Varicose Veins...................................

Initial studies have shown that patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at high risk of venous-thromboembolic events (VTE).[1][1] Post-mortem COVID-19 disease frequently show diffuse alveolar damage, pulmonary emboli and microthrombi in the lungs.[2][2] Derangement

T he annual incidence of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) is approximately one to two cases per 1,000 persons and is strongly age dependent, as the incidence rises to nearly 1% per year in those aged .75 yrs [1, 2]. A recent epidemiological study confirmed that VTE is a major public health burden with an estimated 370,000 related deaths in 2004 in six European countries [3]. Moreover, pulmon...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have an increased risk of vascular complications. In ulcerative colitis, 10% of deaths are attributed to thromboembolic complications. Arterial thromboembolic complications (ATEs) occur less frequently than venous thromboembolism (VTEs) in IBD patients. They are more common after interventional or surgical procedure but they can also occur spontane...

Thromboembolic events occur in UC and Crohn’s disease. Activation of clotting factors and thrombocytosis are common. In ulcerative colitis, increased levels of factor V, factor VIII and fibrinogen and decreased levels of antithrombin III have been demonstrated. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli affect patients with severe disease and may occur after colectomy. Thromboembolic events in t...

Venous thromboembolic disease (VTED) can be fatal, particularly in orthopaedic surgical patients.14,15 Clinicians and researchers continue to struggle to define, from a riskbenefit perspective, which subset of foot and ankle patients would benefit from prophylaxis and which treatment is appropriate for a given patient. Efforts have focused on preventing the most common and most dangerous sequel...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE While evidence suggests that obesity has an independent relation to coronary artery disease, similar findings for stroke have not been established. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between body mass index and the risk of thromboembolic stroke independently of other risk factors. METHODS Since 1965, the Honolulu Heart Program has followed a cohort of...

A 50-year-old woman with unexplained pulmonary hypertension had normal findings on six-view lung perfusion scan prior to open lung biopsy. The biopsy demonstrated old organized thrombi. The patient expired and autopsy disclosed extensive thromboembolic disease, both old and new. A six-view lung scan may not distinguish primary pulmonary hypertension from thromboembolic hypertension when diffuse...

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a life-threatening multi-organ disease that has swept the globe. Patients with COVID-19 are at an increased risk of thromboembolic consequences involving both venous and arterial systems, according to growing evidence. Thromboembolic events in COVID more likely among patients hospitalized critical care unit, research. However, even...