Thromboendarterectomy in chronic pulmonary thromboembolism
IHJ-Iranian Heart Journal. 2010; 10 (4): 60-63
in English
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| ID: emr-129062
ABSTRACT
Chronic pulmonary thromboembolic disease in entrapment of thrombus in pulmonary arteries from a single episode or repeated embolic episodes that subsequently organize, or thrombi that develop inside the pulmonary arteries into firm, fibrous tissue that becomes incorporated into the vessel wall. We operated 7 patients with stage chronic pulmonary thromboembolism over a two year period at our center. Four patients had good function class after operation on follow up at 6 to 12 months and we administered warafarin prophylaxis [with international normalized ratio, INR, of 3] for them. Three patients died in hospital postoperatively. We used extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [ECMO] for one of them but it failed on the third postoperative day
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Warfarin
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Chronic Disease
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Endarterectomy
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran. Heart J.
Year:
2010
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