Frequency and treatment of venous thromboembolic events in patients with space-occupying brain infarction and decompressive craniectomy by Dominik Michalski, Dirk Lindner, Alhuda Dabbagh, Janine Mielke, Katja S Mühlberg, Karl Titus Hoffmann, Charlotte Huber, Johann Otto Pelz

“…Introduction Venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) like deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism are frequent complications in (neuro) critical ill patients. …”
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CLOVES Syndrome: A Review of Clinical, Genetic, and Therapeutic Aspects by Julianna Podolec, Silvia Ciraolo, Joanna Wojda, Adam Sobiński, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Katarzyna Kurza, Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka, Matylda Czerwonka, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Anna Walczak

“…It can lead to serious complications such as nerve compression, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. Diagnosis involves genetic testing and imaging, and sirolimus shows potential in managing symptoms. …”
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Case Report: Dangerous liaisons between splenectomy and eltrombopag-induced chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: report of two ca... by Roberto Castelli, Enrico Atzori, Alessandro Palmerio Delitala, Salvatore Antonio Masala, Valentina Micheluzzi, Enrico Ponti, Enrico Ponti, Giuseppe Sanna, Dante Castro, Antonio Gidaro, Mattia Donadoni, Roberto Manetti, Pierluigi Merella, Nicia Isabella Profili, Andrea Maria D'Armini, Gavino Casu, Gavino Casu

“…Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare disease that results from a persistent, organized thromboembolic obstruction of the pulmonary arteries due to an incompletely resolved pulmonary embolism.Case presentationsWe report two cases of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension induced by a thrombotic mechanism after treatment with splenectomy and Eltrombopag, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist, for refractory primary immune thrombocytopenia. …”
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Was It an Adrenocortical Adenoma or an Adrenocortical Carcinoma? Limitation of the Weiss Scoring System in Determining the Malignant Potential of Adrenocortical Tumor: Report on Tw... by Cheuk-Lik Wong, Chun-Kit Fok, Yuk-Kit Chan, Vicki Ho-Kee Tam, Lai-Ming Fung

“…Case 2: A 68-year-old Chinese woman presented with acute bilateral pulmonary embolism and was found to have a 3 cm left adrenal mass. …”
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Assisting significance of lncRNA ASB16-AS1 in the early detection and prognosis prediction of patients with deep venous thrombosis by Menglan Li, Yingying Li, Dawei Zhang, Cheng Cheng, Meiying Yang, Xiuyin Zhang, Xinming Yu, Bo Lu, Min Wang

“…Increased ASB16-AS1 was associated with the incidence of complications (P = 0.033) and especially for pulmonary embolism in patients (P = 0.029). ASB16-AS1 was negatively correlated with prothrombin time (PT, r = -0.763), antithrombin level (AT, r = -0.711), and international normalized ratio (INR, r = -0.764), and showed positive correlation with fibrinogen (FIB, r = 0.793) and D-dimer (D-D, r = 0.731). …”
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A Retrospective Analysis of Thromboembolic Phenomena in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 by Fahad Faqihi, Abdulrahman Alharthy, Abdullah Balhamar, Nasir Nasim, Khaled Alanezi, Feisal Alaklobi, Ziad A. Memish, Mike Blaivas, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Sixty patients (37.5%) developed TEP including thirty patients with deep vein thrombosis, 55 patients with pulmonary embolism, and 7 patients with arterial thromboembolism. …”
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Reviewing the current treatment approaches for bullous pemphigoid – analysis of literature by Julia Nowak, Agnieszka Najdek, Daria Oleksy, Dawid Komada, Urszula Kaczmarska, Aleksandra Woźniak, Michał Jakub Cioch, Marcin Mycyk, Kamil Hermanowicz, Katarzyna Doman

“…BP increases the risk of complications, including pulmonary embolism and pneumonia, and is linked to high mortality. …”
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High levels of soluble P-selectin, neutrophil extracellular traps, and myeloperoxidase as risk factor of deep vein thrombosis in malignancy patients receiving platinum-based chemot... by Ketut Suega, I Made Bakta, Ni Made Renny Anggreni Rena

“…Backgrounds Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease entity comprising Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE). VTE events increase the mortality rate of patients with cancer receiving platinum-based chemotherapy. …”
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Surgical treatment of patients with renal cell cancer complicated by specific (tumor) and non-specific thrombosis of the inferior Vena cava by N. V. Vorobev, F. S. Ashyrova, M. P. Golovashchenko, L. O. Petrov, A. D. Kaprin

“…If the VCI is preserved, a residual hemorrhagic blood clot in the area of its confluence is a potential source of pulmonary embolism (PE), for the prevention of which mechanical plication is used. …”
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Rationale and design of a prospective, observational, multicentre study on the safety and efficacy of apixaban for the prevention of thromboembolism in adults with congenital heart... by Despoina Ntiloudi, Sotiria Apostolopoulou, Alexandra Frogoudaki, Haralambos Karvounis, George Giannakoulas, Anastasios Kartas, Ioannis Doundoulakis, Athanasios Koutsakis, Diamantis Kosmidis, Georgios Rampidis, Afrodite Tzifa, Dimosthenis Avramidis, Olga Ntzoyvara, Sotiria Liori, Tereza Mousiama, Sophia Anastasia Mouratoglou

“…The primary efficacy endpoint is a composite of stroke, systemic or pulmonary embolism and intracardiac thrombosis. The primary safety endpoint is major bleeding, according to the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis bleeding criteria.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by the institutional review board/independent ethics committee at each site prior to study commencement. …”
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Jack Surgery: Reconstructing Collapsed Femoral Head in Association Research Circulation Osseous Stage III Osteonecrosis: A Series of 13 Cases by Ying Zhong, Yichen Gong, Shuaijie Lv, Wenxi Du, Xun Liu, Jianhua Zhang, Peijian Tong

“…No deep infection, fracture, osteotomy nonunion, nerve injury, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or other complications occurred. Conclusion For young patients with ONFH of ACRO III, this surgical technique can effectively restore the original shape of the femoral head and achieve satisfactory hip function in the short term. …”
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Hepatitis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors-based combinations of other therapies: A real-world pharmacovigilance analysis based on the FDA adverse event reporting syste... by Zhaohui Li, Zixiang Zhou, Nan Zhang, Binhe Tian, Xiangqi Chen, Haitao Zhao, Hanping Wang

“…Besides, the combination treatment of ICI- and KRAS-targeted drugs also increases the incidence of colitis, pulmonary embolism and dehydration.…”
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Diagnostic Evaluation and Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Clinical Practice Guideline by Sanjay Mehta, Doug Helmersen, Steeve Provencher, Naushad Hirani, Fraser D Rubens, Marc De Perrot, Mark Blostein, Kim Boutet, George Chandy, Carole Dennie, John Granton, Paul Hernandez, Andrew M Hirsch, Karen Laframboise, Robert D Levy, Dale Lien, Simon Martel, Gerard Shoemaker, John Swiston, Justin Weinkauf

“…BACKGROUND: Pulmonary embolism is a common condition. Some patients subsequently develop chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). …”
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Disproportionality analysis of upadacitinib-related adverse events in inflammatory bowel disease using the FDA adverse event reporting system by Shiyi Wang, Xiaojian Wang, Jing Ding, Xudong Zhang, Hongmei Zhu, Yihong Fan, Changbo Sun

“…Subgroup analysis indicated that the most prevalent AEs among the elderly included pulmonary embolism, cataract, and sepsis, whereas the 18–65 age group most frequently reported acne, abdominal pain, and nasopharyngitis. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Of note, hemolysis, lymphomas, pulmonary embolism, liver disease and dapsone therapy can be associated with elevated LDH in the context of HIV disease. …”
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Expert-Based Narrative Review on Compression UltraSonography (CUS) for Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) by Mario D’Oria, Laura Girardi, Ahmed Amgad, Mohab Sherif, Gabriele Piffaretti, Barbara Ruaro, Cristiano Calvagna, Philip Dueppers, Sandro Lepidi, Marco Paolo Donadini

“…While leg DVT itself is rarely fatal and occasionally can lead to limb-threatening implications, its most fearsome complication, namely pulmonary embolism, is potentially fatal and significantly contributes to increased healthcare costs and impaired quality of life in affected patients and caregivers. …”
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Surgical Outcomes and Sociodemographic Disparities Across All Races: An ACS-NSQIP and NHIS Multi-Institutional Analysis of Over 7.5 Million Patients by Dany Y. Matar, BA, Samuel Knoedler, Anthony Y. Matar, BS, Sarah Friedrich, PhD, Harriet Kiwanuka, MD, Ryoko Hamaguchi, MD, Carla M. Hamwi, BS, Gabriel Hundeshagen, MD, MMS, Valentin Haug, MD, Ulrich Kneser, MD, PhD, Keisha Ray, PhD, Dennis P. Orgill, MD, PhD, Adriana C. Panayi, MD, PhD

“…AS and B/AA patients are more prone to transfusions, with B/AA patients showing elevated rates of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, renal failure, and insufficiency. …”
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Comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics between first and second COVID-19 waves in a secondary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study by Prem Chandra, Vamanjore A Naushad, Nishan K Purayil, Abazar Ahmad M Saeed, Pradeep Radhakrishnan, Irfan Varikkodan, Joe V Mathew, Jaseem Sirajudeen, Riyadh A Hammamy, Ahmad M Badi, Aasir M Suliman, Mohamed N Badawi, Saket Arya, Maryam AlMotawa, Aisha Al-Baker, Rania Alatom, Anand Kartha

“…Second wave patients had significantly higher respiratory rate, lower peripheral oxygen saturation, needed more supplemental oxygen and had higher incidence of pulmonary embolism. More patients received hydroxychloroquine and antibiotics during the first wave and more received steroids, antivirals and interleukin-1 antagonist during the second wave. …”
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Venous thromboembolism incidence and risk factors associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors among patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Chi Nguyen, Alok A Khorana, John Barron, Jennell Palaia, Lisa Rosenblatt, Radhika Pisupati, Ning Huang, Kerrin Gallagher, T Christopher Bond

“…The 6-month cumulative incidence of VTE was 8.1% for ICI-based, 10.9% for chemo-based, and 12.8% for ICI+chemo. Pulmonary embolism was most common, accounting for 63% of the VTE events. …”
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Retrospective analysis of the occurrence, potential risk factors and medical significance of pulmonary complications after total shoulder arthroplasty from the National Inpatient S... by Mengning Dong, Huitong Liang, Jinlang Fu, Zeying Guo, Hao Xie, Qinfeng Yang, Qingmei Yu, Xiaomin Hou

“…This study aimed to conduct a thorough examination of the prevalence, influential factors and medical importance of pulmonary complications, with emphasis on pneumonia, respiratory failure and pulmonary embolism (PE) following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) procedures in USA. …”
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