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World J Radiol ; 5(1): 20-4, 2013 Jan 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23494012

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We report an unusual case of spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and pituitary hyperplasia mimicking macroadenoma in an adult, non-pregnant woman. Her condition was triggered by unrecognized primary hypothyroidism, which regressed after thyroid hormone replacement therapy. This case highlights the need for clinicians and radiologists to familiarize themselves with the clinical and imaging features detected in case of these complications of primary hypothyroidism, which are not well known in the medical and radiological profession. Such improved knowledge will help avoid delays in diagnosis, progression to life-threatening complications, and unnecessary surgery.

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Thromb Haemost ; 108(3): 493-8, 2012 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22782073

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Documenting patterns and outcomes of venous thromboembolism (VTE) management and degree of adherence by clinicians to treatment guidelines could help identify remediable gaps in patient care. Prospective, clinical practice-based data from Canadian outpatient settings on management of VTE, degree of adherence with treatment guidelines and frequency of recurrent VTE and bleeding during follow-up was obtained in a multicentre, prospective observational study. From 12 Canadian centres, we assessed 868 outpatients with acute symptomatic VTE who received the low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) enoxaparin alone or with vitamin K antagonists (VKA), at baseline and at six months (or at the end of treatment, whichever came first). Index VTE was limb deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in 583 (67.2%) patients, pulmonary embolism (PE) with or without DVT in 262 (30.2%) patients, and unusual site DVT in 23 (2.6%) patients. VTE was unprovoked in 399 (46.0%) patients, associated with cancer in 74 (8.5%) patients, transient risk factors in 327 (37.7%) patients and hormonal factors in 68 (7.8%) patients.With regard to guideline adherence, 58 (7.3%) patients received <5 days LMWH and 114 (14.5%) had overlap <1 day. Among patients with cancer-related VTE, 59.5% were prescribed LMWH monotherapy and 43.2% received such treatment for >3 months. Only 38.1% of patients with transient VTE risk factors had received thromboprophylaxis. Our study provides useful information on clinical presentation, management and related outcomes in Canadian outpatients with VTE. Our results suggest there may be important gaps in use of thromboprophylaxis to prevent VTE and use of LMWH monotherapy to treat cancer-related VTE.


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Anticoagulants/therapeutic use , Disease Management , Medication Adherence/statistics & numerical data , Outpatient Clinics, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Practice Patterns, Physicians'/statistics & numerical data , Venous Thromboembolism/drug therapy , Adult , Aged , Anticoagulants/adverse effects , Canada/epidemiology , Catheterization/adverse effects , Coumarins/adverse effects , Coumarins/therapeutic use , Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data , Enoxaparin/adverse effects , Enoxaparin/therapeutic use , Estrogens/adverse effects , Female , Hemorrhage/chemically induced , Hemorrhage/epidemiology , Hormone Replacement Therapy/adverse effects , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasms/complications , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic/drug therapy , Prospective Studies , Puerperal Disorders/blood , Puerperal Disorders/drug therapy , Risk Factors , Secondary Prevention , Thrombophilia/drug therapy , Thrombophilia/etiology , Thrombophilia/genetics , Venous Thromboembolism/etiology , Venous Thromboembolism/prevention & control
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