Pulmonary embolism / / by Paul D. Stein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910136781303321
• Autore: Stein Paul D.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 1996; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-119-03910-X; 1-119-03909-6
• Edizione: [Third edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1186 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.249
• Soggetti: Pulmonary embolism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Dedication; Prologue; The ancient history of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; References; Preface to the Third Edition; About the companion website; Introduction; References; Part I: Prevalence, risks, and prognosis of pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis; Chapter 1: Pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis at autopsy; Prevalence of pulmonary embolism at autopsy; Large or fatal PE at autopsy; Small PE at autopsy; Unsuspected PE at autopsy; Rate and sequence of organization of thromboemboli; Deep venous thrombosis at autopsy; Forward thrombosis versus retrograde thrombosisCollateral veins around occlusions; Thrombophlebitis and phlebothrombosis; Valve pockets as site of origin of DVT; References; Chapter 2: Incidence of pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized patients and in emergency departments; Pulmonary embolism in hospitals; Pulmonary embolism in emergency departments; Deep venous thrombosis in hospitals; Deep venous thrombosis in emergency departments; Vena cava thrombosis; References; Chapter 3: Case fatality rate and population mortality rate from pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosisCase fatality rate of patients with pulmonary embolism before early diagnosis by imaging was available; Case fatality rate of untreated patients with pulmonary ; embolism in the present era; Case fatality rate of patients with deep venous thrombosis; Treated patients with pulmonary embolism compared with treated patients with deep venous thrombosis; Case fatality rate of pulmonary embolism in the present era; Stable patients with pulmonary embolism; Unstable patients with pulmonary embolismEarly death from pulmonary embolism; Case fatality rate attributable to pulmonary embolism; Case fatality rate according to age; Population mortality rate from PE; References; Chapter 4: Prognosis in acute pulmonary embolism based on right ventricular enlargement and biochemical markers in stable patients; Right ventricular enlargement and prognosis in stable patients; Cardiac troponins and prognosis; Cardiac troponin levels in combination with right ventricular dysfunction or right ventricular dilatation; Randomized controlled trial: thrombolytic therapy in patients with elevated cardiac troponin and RV dysfunctionMyoglobin; Natriuretic peptides; Serum uric acid; Creatine kinase isoenzyme MB; Plasma heart-type fatty acid binding protein; References; Chapter 5: Prognosis in acute pulmonary embolism based on scoring systems; Identification of high-risk patients; Identification of low-risk patients potentially eligible for home treatment of PE; Comparison of outcome in low-risk patients according to scoring system; Cardiac biomarkers for assessment of low risk; References; Chapter 6: Pulmonary embolism following deep venous thrombosis and outcome with untreated pulmonary embolism