OBJECTIVE Between July 1992 and December 1994, 16 French hospital centres, mainly cardiological, participated in a non-controlled observational study on venous thromboembolic disease. The objective of this survey was to collect data concerning the current status of pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis. PATIENTS During this period, 547 patients were included: 446 with deep venous thro...

conclusions children with chd are at risk of severe complications with the involvement of other organs. long-term febrile illness should be taken seriously in these children. they need hospitalization and careful evaluation. case presentation a 6-year-old girl with a ventricular septal defect (vsd) was presented. echocardiography revealed large vegetation in the right ventricular outflow tract ...

To the Editor:—Dr. Haddad et al. have written an interesting and informative article regarding the beneficial effects of inhaled nitric oxide (inhaled NO) in perioperative and critical care patients. They believe that inhaled NO causes vasodilation that is proportional to the pulmonary vascular resistance in the presence of pulmonary vasoconstriction. Moreover, they have indicated that the effe...

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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important modulator of the pulmonary circulation both at basal state and in pulmonary hypertension. Low levels of NO are detectable in exhaled gas which is believed to mirror pulmonary NO formation and elimination. Pulmonary embolism is a disease characterised by pulmonary hypertension, and thereby increased afterload of the right ventricle, and by disturbed gas exchange...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to test the efficacy of clinical risk algorithms and a quantitative immunoturbidimetric D-dimer assay in the evaluation of patients undergoing pulmonary CT angiography for suspected acute pulmonary embolism. SUBJECTS AND METHODS From April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2008, emergency department evaluations for clinically suspected pulmonary embolism were performe...

Obstetric pulmonary embolism forms the most serious vascular problem during pregnancy. The following report is a retrospective study into maternal deaths in Malaysian mothers probably due to obstetrical pulmonary embolism. Obstetric pulmonary embolism can be divided into amniotic fluid embolism and obstetric blood clot embolism. There were 37 maternal deaths attributable to this cause -9.9 per ...

Cases of pulmonary embolism and pulmonary artery hypertension caused by choriocarcinoma represent a rare clinical emergency. We report a case of a 25-year-old woman who presented with pulmonary embolism and hypertension and died soon after complete pulmonary embolectomy. A related literature review revealed that almost all of these patients had previously experienced a spontaneous abortion (ave...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: ICU: Intensive Care Unit; CPCR: Cardiac Pulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation; SAPS: Simplified Acute Physiology Score; APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; TISS: Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System; HELLP: Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelet Count; ARI: Acute Renal Insufficiency; PE: Pulmonary Embolis...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary embolism is a common clinical disorder that is associated with high morbidity and mortality if untreated. It is important to confirm or rule out the diagnosis in patients with clinical suspicion of the disease. PURPOSE To evaluate various diagnostic strategies for excluding pulmonary embolism. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE (1966 to February 2003), EMBASE, and DARE; study investi...