Air travel and pulmonary embolism: "economy class syndrome".

Bhatia, Vineet; Arora, Parneesh; Parida, Ashok K; Singh, G; Kaul, Upendra

Bhatia, Vineet; Arora, Parneesh; Parida, Ashok K; Singh, G; Kaul, Upendra.

Indian Heart J ; 2008 Nov-Dec; 60(6): 608-11

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-2792

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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.

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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

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Pulmonary Embolism / Travel / Warfarin / Humans / Male / Aircraft / Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Risk Factors / Enoxaparin / Adult Type of study: Etiology study / Health economic evaluation / Risk factors Language: English Journal: Indian heart j Year: 2008 Type: Article

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