Pulmonary Embolism in Lupus Anticoagulant Positive Postmenopausal Woman after Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 124-131, 1995.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Pulmonary embolism is the impaction of material into branches of the pulmonary arterial bed. It usually occurs in patients with primary hypercoagulable states or secondary hypercoagulable states like cancer, preganancy, and estrogen replacement therapy. We report a case of a pulmonary embolism in a patient with positive lupus anticoagulant who received estrogen replacement therapy. The patient was referred due to suddenly developed shortness of breath and echogenic mass densities in the right atrium on 2 dimensional echocardiography. The patient was markedly improved with intravenous urokinase and subsequent oral anticoagulant therapy. Related articles are also reviewed.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Echocardiography
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Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
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Estrogen Replacement Therapy
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Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor
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Dyspnea
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Estrogens
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Heart Atria
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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