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Indian Heart J
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2008 Nov-Dec; 60(6): 608-11
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-2792
ABSTRACT
Air travel is implicated as a predisposing factor for thromboembolism, which at times can have catastrophic consequences. We present 3 cases who developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and subsequent pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) after transatlantic air travel. The relevant literature is discussed.
Subject(s)
Adult , Aerospace Medicine , Aircraft , Anticoagulants/therapeutic use , Enoxaparin/therapeutic use , Fibrinolytic Agents/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Embolism/drug therapy , Risk Factors , Travel , Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator/therapeutic use , Venous Thrombosis/drug therapy , Warfarin/therapeutic use
2.
Indian Heart J
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2007 Jul-Aug; 59(4): 360-2
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-5199