1/19. Sudden unexpected death from pulmonary thromboembolism--examination of antemortem chest X-ray.An autopsy case of a woman who died suddenly from undiagnosed and untreated pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) on her way home from the hospital is described in this report. She had complained of chest pain and dyspnea on exertion when she visited the hospital and a chest X-ray taken at that time showed remarkable manifestation of right heart failure and PTE, compared with former x-rays taken during previous visits to the hospital. In this report we present the findings of four chest x-rays of this patient, which had been taken both before and after the development of PTE.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = pulmonary thromboembolism, thromboembolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/19. Pulmonary thromboembolism after spinal instrumentation surgery.A 57-year-old woman was hospitalized because of gait disturbance and dysuria. Close examination revealed a cauda equina tumor at the level of L2 and L3. Tumor resection was performed, with posterolateral fusion and spinal instrumentation. On the eleventh day after the surgery, she experienced dyspnea and chest pain during standing and walking exercise. Pulmonary thromboembolism was diagnosed, based on: (1) blood gas analysis findings of hypoxemia and (2) defective images in both of the upper lobes on urgent pulmonary blood flow scintigram. Her clinical status improved with urgent thrombolytic therapy (with tisokinase and urokinase) and anticoagulation therapy (with heparin and warfarin), and her life was saved. When pulmonary thromboembolism occurs, early diagnosis by pulmonary blood flow scintigram and early thrombolytic and anticoagulative therapies are necessary. Special attention should be paid to symptoms of pulmonary thromboembolism in patients after spinal surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.57572483719318keywords = pulmonary thromboembolism, thromboembolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/19. Spontaneous subcapsular renal haemorrhage presenting with pleuritic chest pain.We present an unusual case of spontaneous renal subcapsular haematoma in a normal kidney presenting with pleuritic chest pain and mimicking pulmonary embolism. The literature suggests that the majority of these cases occur in association with renal tumours and that the diagnosis can best be made by computed tomographic scanning. Treatment is expectant but because of the high incidence of tumours, nephrectomy is usually necessary.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.10857486838377keywords = pulmonary embolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/19. Solitary focal coronary artery aneurysm in a middle aged male with atypical chest pain.A 52 year old hypertensive Malay man, a smoker who presented with a one month history of mild chest discomfort not related to exertion and had a positive stress test with ST segment depression in the lateral leads. coronary angiography showed stenosis in the right coronary artery and a coronary aneurysm in the proximal segment of his left anterior descending. The aneurysm was situated just distal to a stenotic lesion. The aneurysm is most likely related to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. The patient was treated with oral nitrates, aspirin, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and warfarin to prevent thromboembolism related to the coronary aneurysm. He remains asymptomatic one year after diagnosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.035144967438635keywords = thromboembolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/19. Acute pleuritic chest pain.BACKGROUND: The differential diagnosis of acute pleuritic chest pain is large and includes a number of life threatening conditions. Clinical suspicion plays a major role in the choice of investigation and the interpretation of the results. OBJECTIVE: To outline the clinical features and diagnostic workup of three acute causes of pleuritic chest pain--acute pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax and acute pericarditis. DISCUSSION: The general practitioner plays an important role in the initiation of the investigative pathway for these conditions. Appropriate referral for ongoing assessment and care requires the primary care physician to be aware of the available investigations and their limitations.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.10857486838377keywords = pulmonary embolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/19. Massive pulmonary embolism with large floating thrombus in the truncus of the pulmonary artery.A conservative strategy with anticoagulation led to spontaneous dissolution of a large floating thrombus (7.0x0.5 cm) in the truncus of the pulmonary artery in a 51-year-old woman with massive pulmonary embolism (pulmonary emboli in both lungs down to the level of the segmental arteries). Interventional therapy such as thrombolysis or pulmonary thrombectomy was not considered to be appropriate for this patient because of the risk of disrupture and embolization of parts of this large central thrombus. We believe that in certain cases with massive pulmonary embolism and large floating central thrombi a conservative strategy with anticoagulation may be appropriate. Such cases may be observed more often in the future using the technique of spiral computed tomographic angiography.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.6514492103026keywords = pulmonary embolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/19. Investigations of fatal causes of chest pain: case report and literature review.A case of fatal ascending aortic dissection (AAD) misdiagnosed as pulmonary embolism (PE) despite strong radiological evidence is described. The occurrence of this serious pathology is uncommon. Its prompt diagnosis and treatment are crucial. Anticoagulant therapy for pulmonary embolism should be withheld until acute aortic dissection is excluded definitively. A management approach to optimise the outcome of patients with chest pain in which ascending aortic dissection and/or pulmonary embolism are suspected is presented.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.3257246051513keywords = pulmonary embolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/19. Electrocardiographic T-wave inversion: differential diagnosis in the chest pain patient.Inverted T waves produced by myocardial ischemia are classically narrow and symmetric. T-wave inversion (TWI) associated with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is morphologically characterized by an isoelectric ST segment that is usually bowed upward (ie, concave) and followed by a sharp symmetric downstroke. The terms coronary T wave and coved T wave have been used to describe these ischemic TWIs. Prominent, deeply inverted, and widely splayed T waves are more characteristic of non-ACS conditions such as juvenile T-wave patterns, left ventricular hypertrophy, acute myocarditis, wolff-parkinson-white syndrome, acute pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular accident, bundle branch block, and later stages of pericarditis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.10857486838377keywords = pulmonary embolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/19. Polymerized human Hb use in acute chest syndrome: a case report.BACKGROUND: acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a complication of sickle cell disease that can cause significant morbidity. Transfusion therapy has been shown to significantly increase oxygenation in patients with ACS and RBC exchange is considered the standard of care in patients at high risk of respiratory failure. CASE REPORT: A patient with ACS and several high-risk features, including thrombocytopenia, profound anemia, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, staphylococcal sepsis, and pulmonary embolism is presented. The patient refused transfusion on religious grounds and received 12 units of human polymerized Hb solution (poly SFH-P injection, PolyHeme, Northfield laboratories) over the course of 13 days. The patient's respiratory status improved and she was discharged home without receiving RBC transfusions. CONCLUSION: This is the first reported case that describes the use of PolyHeme in a patient with sickle cell disease, ACS, and sepsis. This therapy is thought to have been lifesaving for this patient.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.10857486838377keywords = pulmonary embolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/19. Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return: case report and review of the literature.Isolated partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (APVR) is an uncommon finding. A patient with isolated APVR had pulmonary hypertension without demonstrable left-to-right shunting prior to anticoagulant treatment of pulmonary emboli. After anticoagulant therapy, with a fall in pulmonary pressures and resistance to near-normal levels, left-to-right shunting was then detected by oximetry and angiography. The anomaly was visualized on electron beam angiography and confirmed by conventional angiography after anticoagulant therapy. Contrary to the expected obligatory drainage of highly saturated blood associated with APVR, lack of detectable shunting was thought to be due to the obstruction of regional blood due to thromboembolism.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.035144967438635keywords = thromboembolism, embolism (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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