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Limb ischemia in patients with COVID-19

Abstract This narrative review covers the life-threatening thromboembolic events associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection/COVID-19. It addresses the physical changes that cause vascular and arterial damage to limbs, laboratory management of coagulation, and management of anticoagulation. COVID-19's relations...

The role of platelet parameters in thrombosed hemorrhoids

ABSTRACT Objectives: The most common disease of anus is hemorrhoids. The definition of external hemorrhoids suggests the acute phase, often characterized by thrombosis or edema. External thrombosed hemorrhoid is a specific complication. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of different pla...

Cavernomatosis de la porta: presentación de un caso
Portal cavernomatosis: a case report

Rev. pediatr. electrón; 17 (4), 2020
Fundamento: La cavernomatosis portal es una enfermedad poco frecuente causada por la trombosis de la vena porta, que provoca hipertensión portal (HP). Se ha relacionado con la realización de cateterismo umbilical, traumatismos abdominales e infecciones del período neonatal. La presentación clínica m...

Association between Mean Platelet Volume-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and the Presence of Apical Mural Thrombus in Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients

Abstract Background Left ventricular apical thrombus (AT) is generally associated with ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. The thrombo-inflammatory process plays an important role in the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes and post-myocardial thromboembolic complications. Mean platelet ...

The relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and presence of left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis patients

Abstract Objective: To examine the relationship between the left atrial (LA) thrombus presence and the epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness. Methods: Three hundred and twelve consecutive rheumatic mitral valve stenosis (RMVS) patients with mitral valve area (MVA) < 2 cm2 were included in this c...

COVID-19 grave: entenda o papel da imunidade, do endotélio e da coagulação na prática clínica

J. vasc. bras; 19 (), 2020
Resumo O SARS-CoV-2 é o responsável pela pandemia da COVID-19. O sistema imunológico é fator determinante no combate à infecção viral e, quando atua equilibrada e eficientemente, a doença é autolimitada e benigna. Uma parcela significativa da população, porém, apresenta resposta imune exacerb...

Vasculopatia livedoide tratada com rivaroxabana

A vasculopatia livedoide é uma doença rara caracterizada pela oclusão da microvasculatura da derme, originando lesões maculosas que, posteriormente, podem evoluir para úlceras e cicatrizes atróficas. Como um fenômeno vaso-oclusivo, o tratamento geralmente é realizado com antiplaquetários e fibri...