Reduced risk of venous thromboembolism with the use of intermittent pneumatic compression after craniotomy: a randomized controlled prospective study.

Objective: The term "venous thromboembolism" (VTE) subsumes deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism. The incidence of DVT after craniotomy was reported to be as high as 50%. Even clinically silent DVT may lead to potentially fatal pulmonary embolism.

Time to threshold as a new indicator of circulatory state and prognosis in patients with pulmonary embolism.

Background: Bolus tracking is commonly applied in computed tomography pulmonary angiography. The time that it takes for contrast to reach a predefined threshold in the pulmonary artery is called time to threshold (TTT). TTT could be associated with the circulatory state, and ultimately with prognosis in patients with PE.

[Frequency, cause, and awareness of pulmonary embolism in oncologic patients].

The frequency of pulmonary embolism (PE) in oncologic patients ranges from 1.1 % to 7.3 % depending on whether not only symptomatic findings but also incidental and initially overseen events are considered.

30-Day Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Prognostic Value of Clinical Scores and Anamnestic Features.

Purpose: Identification of high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism is vital. The aim of the present study was to examine clinical scores, their single items, and anamnestic features in their ability to predict 30-day mortality.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective, single-center study from 06/2005 to 01/2010 was performed.

The frequency of incidental pulmonary embolism in different CT examinations.

Objective: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is commonly found in patients with oncologic and non-oncologic disease. The aim of the present study is to assess how frequently suspected, incidental and unreported PE occurs in particular CT examinations. In addition, differences in embolus distribution are to be considered.

Timing of pulmonary embolism diagnosis in the emergency department.

Background: Patients with pulmonary embolism(PE) benefit from rapid diagnosis and treatment. The aim of the present study is to examine factors that contribute to the time between admission at the emergency department and diagnosis of PE (=time to diagnosis TTD).

Methods: This retrospective study included 241 patients with symptomatic PE that were admitted at the emergency department.

CT pulmonary angiography findings that predict 30-day mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Purpose: Standard computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) can be used to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism. In addition, multiple findings at CTPA have been proposed as potential tools for risk stratification. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to examine the prognostic value of (I) thrombus distribution, (II) morphometric parameters of right ventricular dysfunction, and (III) contrast reflux in inferior vena cava on 30-day mortality.

Imaging characteristics and embolus burden of unreported pulmonary embolism in oncologic patients.

The present study sought to estimate the frequency of overseen and unreported (i.e., false negative) pulmonary embolism (PE) events in oncologic patients.

D-dimer plasma level: a reliable marker for venous thromboembolism after elective craniotomy.

Object: The incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after craniotomy is reported to be as high as 50%. In outpatients, D-dimer levels of more than 0.5 mg/L indicate venous thromboembolism (VTE, which subsumes DVT and pulmonary embolism [PE]) with a sensitivity of 99.

The possible risk of cancer in claudicants.

The aim of this study was to select a group of patients who had mild intermittent claudication and were undergoing secondary prevention measures, and record all vascular and non-vascular events over a 10-year follow-up. A total of 534 events were recorded in 109 claudicants. 25.

[Alternative sonographic diagnoses in patients with clinical suspicion of deep vein thrombosis].

Background And Purpose: Unclear extremity complaints are common symptoms of inpatients. In a subset of these patients, a clinical suspicion of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) results; this needs to be quickly and definitively clarified by a vascular physician. The question arose of how often a clinical suspicion of DVT was confirmed in an inpatient population and which alternative diagnoses were able to be made by angiologists.

Progression of atherosclerosis in patients with peripheral arterial disease as a function of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion (I/D) gene polymorphism plays a role in determining the inter-individual variability of circulating angiotensin-converting enzyme activity and intracellular angiotensin-converting enzyme levels. Angiotensin-converting enzyme, as a key enzyme in the renin-angiotensin system, catalyzes the activation of the vasoconstricting and proliferation-stimulating angiotensin II and breaks down the vasodilatory peptide bradykinin. It is assumed that the excess supply of angiotensin II (due to the deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene) contributes to endothelial dysfunction and in this way promotes the onset and progression of atherosclerosis.