[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary embolism, part I: Epidemiology, risk factors and risk stratification, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and nonthrombotic pulmonary …

J Bĕlohlávek, V Dytrych, A Linhart - Experimental & Clinical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pulmonary embolism is an important clinical entity with considerable mortality despite
advances in diagnosis and treatment. In the present article, the authors offer a …

Acute pulmonary embolism: part I: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis

SZ Goldhaber, CG Elliott - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
As right ventricular wall stress increases, cardiac ischemia may develop, because increased
right ventricular pressure compresses the right coronary artery, diminishes subendocardial …

Age-sex specific pulmonary embolism-related mortality in the USA and Canada, 2000–18: an analysis of the WHO Mortality Database and of the CDC Multiple Cause …

S Barco, L Valerio, W Ageno, AT Cohen… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Pulmonary embolism (PE)-related mortality is decreasing in Europe. However,
time trends in the USA and Canada remain uncertain because the most recent analyses of …

Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice …

C Kearon, EA Akl, AJ Comerota, P Prandoni… - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Background This article addresses the treatment of VTE disease. Methods We generated
strong (Grade 1) and weak (Grade 2) recommendations based on high-quality (Grade A) …

Antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

C Kearon, SR Kahn, G Agnelli, S Goldhaber… - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
This chapter about treatment for venous thromboembolic disease is part of the American
College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition) …

[HTML][HTML] Heparin plus alteplase compared with heparin alone in patients with submassive pulmonary embolism

S Konstantinides, A Geibel, G Heusel… - … England Journal of …, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The use of thrombolytic agents in the treatment of hemodynamically stable
patients with acute submassive pulmonary embolism remains controversial. Methods We …

Right heart thrombi in pulmonary embolism: results from the International Cooperative Pulmonary Embolism Registry

A Torbicki, N Galié, A Covezzoli, E Rossi… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the prevalence and prognostic
significance of right heart thrombi (RHTh) in pulmonary embolism. Background: Most reports …

Management of Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism in the Era of CT Angiography: A Statement from the Fleischner Society1

M Remy-Jardin, M Pistolesi, LR Goodman, WB Gefter… - Radiology, 2007 - pubs.rsna.org
(CT) angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) has dramatically increased
as a consequence of major advances in CT technology. The question now no longer …

Right ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary obstruction index at helical CT: prediction of clinical outcome during 3-month follow-up in patients with acute pulmonary …

RW van der Meer, PMT Pattynama, MJL van Strijen… - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To retrospectively quantify right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) and the
pulmonary artery obstruction index at helical computed tomography (CT) on the basis of …

Prognostic role of echocardiography among patients with acute pulmonary embolism and a systolic arterial pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher

N Kucher, E Rossi, M De Rosa… - Archives of internal …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Background The prognostic role of echocardiographic right ventricular (RV) dysfunction for
predicting mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism and a preserved systemic …