Publications by authors named "Mahlagha Amirbakhtiarvand"
Article Synopsis
- The study explored how mucus plugs affect the location of blood clots in the lungs of COPD patients with pulmonary embolism, analyzing 200 cases through imaging and patient records.
- It was found that patients with mucus plugs had more severe COPD and higher pulmonary arterial occlusion indices, with a significant increase in clots found in major pulmonary arteries compared to those without mucus plugs.
- Additionally, negative correlations were observed between mucus plugs and clots in the smaller segmental arteries, indicating that mucus plugs influence where clots are located in the lungs.
Objective: This prospective cohort study aimed to assess the pulmonary embolism (PE) rate and clot burden in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation.
Material And Methods: A total of 248 patients entered the study, and their clinical probability of PE was assessed using the Geneva score. Patients with high clinical probability underwent computed tomographic pulmonary angiography, while those with low or intermediate probability underwent a d-dimer test.