Introdução. O tromboembolismo pulmonar (TEP) é uma doença que apresenta uma clínica inespecífica, o que induz a necessidade de solicitar exames complementares, como a angiotomografia computadorizada (angioTC) de tórax. Com o objetivo de evitar a sua solicitação desnecessária, foram criados sist...
Abstract The full spectrum of COVID-19 is still emerging, although several studies have highlighted that patients infected with the novel coronavirus can potentially develop a hypercoagulable state. However, several aspects related to the incidence and pathophysiology of the association between COVID-19 ...
A síndrome de Lemierre caracteriza-se por uma rara entidade que gera tromboflebite da veia jugular interna e embolismo
séptico em história da infecção recente da orofaringe, além de
sinais radiológicos e isolamento de patógenos anaeróbicos, principalmente Fusobacterium necrophorum. Relatamos o...
Síndrome de Lemierre/complicaciones,
Enfermedades Raras/complicaciones,
Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/virología,
Disección del Cuello,
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico,
Ultrasonografía Doppler en Color,
Anticoagulantes/uso terapéutico,
Antivirales/uso terapéutico,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X,
Síndrome de Lemierre/diagnóstico,
Sinovitis/diagnóstico por imagen,
Derrame Pleural/diagnóstico por imagen,
Cultivo de Sangre,
Diagnóstico Tardío,
Diagnóstico Diferencial,
Embolia Pulmonar/etiología,
Artritis Infecciosa/etiología,
Articulación de la Cadera/microbiología,
Klebsiella pneumoniae/aislamiento & purificación,
Artritis Infecciosa/diagnóstico por imagen,
Embolia Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen,
Síndrome de Lemierre/virología,
Síndrome de Lemierre/microbiología,
Herpesvirus Humano 4/aislamiento & purificación,
Síndrome de Lemierre/sangre
In December 2019, the infection with COVID-19 was released from the city of Wuhan, China, spreading throughout the world these last months of 2020. Affected patients develop bilateral interstitial pneumonia that, in some cases, evolve into severe forms of respiratory distress syndrome, therefore requirin...
December 31,2019 an outbreak of pneumonía caused by a new coronavirus designated as SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the city of Wuhan (China). From a clinical point of view, it was found that patients can develop from a mild condition in the upper respiratory tract to severe pneumonía that are associated wi...
Abstract Pulmonary endarterectomy is a curative procedure for chronic thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. As usual, cardiopulmonary bypass circuit is required. However, there are several complications attributed to extracorporeal circulation. Hemodilution, systemic inflammatory response syndrome and l...
O tromboembolismo pulmonar é um grave problema de saúde
pública devido ao subdiagnóstico e às elevadas morbidade e
mortalidade. Quando a embolia pulmonar é maciça com repercussão hemodinâmica importante e a terapia adequada não
ocorre nas primeiras horas, a mortalidade é superior a 85%.
Na ...
Dolor en el Pecho/etiología,
Disnea/etiología,
Hipoxia/etiología,
Taquicardia/etiología,
Hipotensión/etiología,
Índice de Perfusión,
Embolia Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen,
Embolia Pulmonar/cirugía,
Electroencefalografía,
Radiografía,
Ecocardiografía,
Disfunción Ventricular Derecha/diagnóstico por imagen,
Anticoagulantes/uso terapéutico,
Warfarina/uso terapéutico,
Disfunción Ventricular Derecha/cirugía,
Embolia Pulmonar/complicaciones,
Disfunción Ventricular Derecha/complicaciones,
Embolia Pulmonar/tratamiento farmacológico,
Disfunción Ventricular Derecha/tratamiento farmacológico,
Norepinefrina/uso terapéutico,
Enoxaparina/uso terapéutico,
Vasoconstrictores/uso terapéutico,
Taquipnea/etiología
ABSTRACT Objective: This study was undertaken to determine the positive rate for computed tomography pulmonary angiograms (CTPAs) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), to compare the positive rate at the UHWI to that reported in the literature and to compare the rates of positive CTPAs b...
Sepúlveda, Pablo;
Ortega, Juan;
Armijo, German;
Torres, José;
Ramírez, Pablo;
Backhouse, Christian;
Vargas, César;
López, Leonel;
González, Felipe;
Puentes, Ángel;
Donoso, Hernán;
Bellet, Augusto;
Godoy, Diego;
Araya, Mario;
Andrade, Carmen Luz;
Molina, Juan Pablo;
Nazzal, Carolina.
Background: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a therapeutic alternative for patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Aim: To report the initial experience with the "refined BPA technique" with the use of intravascular images. Patients and Methods: Between Jun...
Angioplastia de Balón/métodos,
Hipertensión Pulmonar/terapia,
Embolia Pulmonar/terapia,
Angiografía/métodos,
Enfermedad Crónica,
Hemodinámica,
Hipertensión Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen,
Hipertensión Pulmonar/fisiopatología,
Embolia Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen,
Embolia Pulmonar/fisiopatología,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Factores de Tiempo,
Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos,
Resultado del Tratamiento
