Tag: pulmonary embolism

Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is characterized by asthma, sinusitis, hypereosinophilia and eosinophilic infiltrates, with particular pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neural and cardiovascular involvement. We presented a case of CSS complicated by weight loss, pulmonary embolism and non-traumatic rib fractures....

Badanie ergospirometryczne jest szeroko stosowaną procedurą w ustalaniu przyczyn duszności. W opisanym przypadku przedstawiono korzyści, które badanie to wnosi do diagnostyki chorych z dusznością o niejasnym pochodzeniu...

Immobility due to sitting position during traveling is a well-known risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Beasley et al. (2003) first proposed the name “eThrombosis” for a case in which VTE was related to prolonged seated immobility at computer. We present clinical and laboratory data of six patients with “eThrombosis”...

The associations between depression and coronary heart disease, especially via platelet hyperactivity, have been widely described. The relationships between depression and venous thromboembolism are less clear. We present three cases of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with previously diagnosed depression and discuss possible, depression-related prothrombotic   factors, including the impact of psychotropic drugs...

The detection of pulmonary embolism (PE) with low or intermediate risk of an adverse outcome among young people is a serious clinical challenge. Determination of PE or venous thrombosis requires to determine their causes. Case report  concerns  a young patient with pulmonary embolism and inherited thrombophilia...

It is a popular belief, that marijuana smoking is not harmful to health. Some publications, however, suggest its possible association with mental, respiratory and cardiovascular complications, but not with venous thromboembolism. The authors describe a case of severe pulmonary embolism in a mildly obese, 22 year-old marijuana and tobacco smoker..

A case of a 19 year-old woman in the third trimester of her second pregnancy admitted due to suspected of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is presented...

An analysis of medical records of young females who were examined in our department during a five-year period (2005-2009) on suspicion of pulmonary embolism (PE) in relationto hormonal contraception (HC)...

Rendu-Osler-Weber disease (hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia, HHT) is a dominant disorder that leads to multiorgan vascular dysplasia, involving teleangiectasias and arteriovenous malformations of the skin, thenose, lungs, the alimentary tract and the central nervous system.

Żylna choroba zakrzepowo-zatorowa (ŻCHZZ) mimo coraz szerzej stosowanej profilaktyki pierwotnej stanowi nadal poważny problem epidemiologiczny, kliniczny i społeczny, a jej groźne powikłania, do których należą nadciśnienie płucne zakrzepowo-zatorowe oraz zespół pozakrzepowy wiążą się ze znacznym obniżeniem jakości życia i często prowadzą do inwalidztwa [1]...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), despite increasingly used primary prevention is still a serious epidemiological, clinical, and social problem and its serious complications like pulmonary thromboembolic hypertension and posthrombotic syndrome are associated with a significant reduction in quality of life and often lead to disability [1]...