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Med J Armed Forces India
December 2024
Resident (Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine), Army Institute of Cardio Thoracic Sciences (AICTS), Pune, India.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). We aimed to analyze the risk factors, clinical presentations, evaluation and management strategies as well as outcomes of adult pulmonary thromboembolism cases at a tertiary care center.
Methods: In a retrospective observational study, all consecutive adult pulmonary thromboembolism cases admitted from January 2019 to September 2020 at our center were enrolled in this study.
Oxf Med Case Reports
December 2024
Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom.
We report a case of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in a 36-year-old man with Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD). Multimodality assessment revealed acute coronary thrombus with simultaneous recurrent pulmonary embolism in spite of compliance with a direct oral anticoagulant. Prior case reports of acute myocardial infarction in this population have not outlined the role of catheter based intravascular assessment and treatment in this rare clinical entity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Vasc Surg
December 2024
Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address:
Introduction: Deep Vein Arterialization (DVA) is an innovative surgical technique aimed at enhancing blood flow in compromised limbs facing amputation. Maintenance of flow post-revascularization is crucial to limb salvage. As this is a new technique, no standardized thromboprophylaxis regime is currently established, and post-procedure thromboprophylaxis is at the discretion of the proceduralist.
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December 2024
Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Liverpool, UK
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