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Pulmonary thromboembolism

MedGen UID:
141829
•Concept ID:
C0524702
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pulmonary Thromboembolism; Pulmonary Thromboembolisms; Thromboembolism, Pulmonary; Thromboembolisms, Pulmonary
SNOMED CT: Pulmonary thromboembolism (233935004); PTE - Pulmonary thromboembolism (233935004); PE - Pulmonary thromboembolism (233935004)
 
HPO: HP:0034192

Definition

Pulmonary embolism is caused by emboli, which have originated from venous thrombi, traveling to and occluding the arteries of the lung. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPulmonary thromboembolism

Conditions with this feature

Dilated cardiomyopathy 1S
MedGen UID:
371831
•Concept ID:
C1834481
•
Disease or Syndrome
Any familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the MYH7 gene.
See: Condition Record
Dilated cardiomyopathy 1S

Professional guidelines

PubMed

COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Embolism: Review of the Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Ortega-Paz L, Talasaz AH, Sadeghipour P, Potpara TS, Aronow HD, Jara-Palomares L, Sholzberg M, Angiolillo DJ, Lip GYH, Bikdeli B
Semin Thromb Hemost 2023 Nov;49(8):816-832. Epub 2022 Oct 12 doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1757634. PMID: 36223804
Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Imaging Techniques, Findings, Endovascular Treatment and Differential Diagnoses.
Palm V, Rengier F, Rajiah P, Heussel CP, Partovi S
Rofo 2020 Jan;192(1):38-49. Epub 2019 May 28 doi: 10.1055/a-0900-4200. PMID: 31137046
Perioperative pulmonary thromboembolism: current concepts and treatment options.
Ruohoniemi DM, Sista AK, Doany CF, Heerdt PM
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2018 Feb;31(1):75-82. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000550. PMID: 29206697

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Trauma-induced pulmonary thromboembolism: What's update?
Mi YH, Xu MY
Chin J Traumatol 2022 Mar;25(2):67-76. Epub 2021 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.08.003. PMID: 34404569Free PMC Article
Venous Thromboembolism in Major Orthopedic Surgery.
Majima T, Oshima Y
J Nippon Med Sch 2021 Sep 1;88(4):268-272. Epub 2021 Apr 19 doi: 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2021_88-418. PMID: 33867423
Perioperative pulmonary thromboembolism: current concepts and treatment options.
Ruohoniemi DM, Sista AK, Doany CF, Heerdt PM
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2018 Feb;31(1):75-82. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000550. PMID: 29206697
Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism.
Yakar A, Yakar F, Ziyade N, Yıldız M, Üzün I
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016 Apr;20(7):1323-6. PMID: 27097953
Pulmonary thromboembolism.
Goggs R, Benigni L, Fuentes VL, Chan DL
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2009 Feb;19(1):30-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00388.x. PMID: 19691584

Diagnosis

Marantic endocarditis.
Sánchez Quirós B, Ruiz López N, López Herrero R, Bartolomé Bartolomé C
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) 2020 Apr;67(4):208-211. Epub 2020 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.01.005. PMID: 32139116
Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Imaging Techniques, Findings, Endovascular Treatment and Differential Diagnoses.
Palm V, Rengier F, Rajiah P, Heussel CP, Partovi S
Rofo 2020 Jan;192(1):38-49. Epub 2019 May 28 doi: 10.1055/a-0900-4200. PMID: 31137046
Imaging Findings of Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome.
Abdel Razek AAK
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2019 Sep/Oct;43(5):786-792. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000895. PMID: 31609295
Pulmonary thromboembolism.
Goggs R, Benigni L, Fuentes VL, Chan DL
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2009 Feb;19(1):30-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00388.x. PMID: 19691584
Diagnosing pulmonary thromboembolism.
Windebank WJ
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1987 May 30;294(6584):1369-70. doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6584.1369. PMID: 3109658Free PMC Article

Therapy

Trauma-induced pulmonary thromboembolism: What's update?
Mi YH, Xu MY
Chin J Traumatol 2022 Mar;25(2):67-76. Epub 2021 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.08.003. PMID: 34404569Free PMC Article
Venous Thromboembolism in Major Orthopedic Surgery.
Majima T, Oshima Y
J Nippon Med Sch 2021 Sep 1;88(4):268-272. Epub 2021 Apr 19 doi: 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2021_88-418. PMID: 33867423
Perioperative pulmonary thromboembolism: current concepts and treatment options.
Ruohoniemi DM, Sista AK, Doany CF, Heerdt PM
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2018 Feb;31(1):75-82. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000550. PMID: 29206697
Efficacy and safety of low dose recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for the treatment of acute pulmonary thromboembolism: a randomized, multicenter, controlled trial.
Wang C, Zhai Z, Yang Y, Wu Q, Cheng Z, Liang L, Dai H, Huang K, Lu W, Zhang Z, Cheng X, Shen YH; China Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Study Group
Chest 2010 Feb;137(2):254-62. Epub 2009 Sep 9 doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0765. PMID: 19741062Free PMC Article
Pulmonary thromboembolism.
Goggs R, Benigni L, Fuentes VL, Chan DL
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2009 Feb;19(1):30-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00388.x. PMID: 19691584

Prognosis

Deaths associated with wheelchairs.
Byard RW
Med Sci Law 2021 Jul;61(3):193-197. Epub 2021 Jan 20 doi: 10.1177/0025802420988224. PMID: 33470168
Marantic endocarditis.
Sánchez Quirós B, Ruiz López N, López Herrero R, Bartolomé Bartolomé C
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed) 2020 Apr;67(4):208-211. Epub 2020 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.01.005. PMID: 32139116
Medico-Legal Aspects of Pulmonary Thromboembolism.
Margiotta G, Coletti A, Severini S, Tommolini F, Lancia M
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;906:407-418. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_130. PMID: 27620313
Efficacy and safety of low dose recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for the treatment of acute pulmonary thromboembolism: a randomized, multicenter, controlled trial.
Wang C, Zhai Z, Yang Y, Wu Q, Cheng Z, Liang L, Dai H, Huang K, Lu W, Zhang Z, Cheng X, Shen YH; China Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Study Group
Chest 2010 Feb;137(2):254-62. Epub 2009 Sep 9 doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0765. PMID: 19741062Free PMC Article
Pulmonary thromboembolism.
Goggs R, Benigni L, Fuentes VL, Chan DL
J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2009 Feb;19(1):30-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2009.00388.x. PMID: 19691584

Clinical prediction guides

Genome-wide association analyses identified novel susceptibility loci for pulmonary embolism among Han Chinese population.
Zhang Z, Li H, Weng H, Zhou G, Chen H, Yang G, Zhang P, Zhang X, Ji Y, Ying K, Liu B, Xu Q, Tang Y, Zhu G, Liu Z, Xia S, Yang X, Dong L, Zhu L, Zeng M, Yuan Y, Yang Y, Zhang N, Xu X, Pang W, Zhang M, Zhang Y, Zhen K, Wang D, Lei J, Wu S, Shu S, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Gao Q, Huang Q, Deng C, Fu X, Chen G, Duan W, Wan J, Xie W, Zhang P, Wang S, Yang P, Zuo X, Zhai Z, Wang C; China pUlmonary Thromboembolism REgistry Study (CURES) investigators
BMC Med 2023 Apr 19;21(1):153. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02844-4. PMID: 37076872Free PMC Article
Medico-Legal Aspects of Pulmonary Thromboembolism.
Margiotta G, Coletti A, Severini S, Tommolini F, Lancia M
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;906:407-418. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_130. PMID: 27620313
Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism.
Yakar A, Yakar F, Ziyade N, Yıldız M, Üzün I
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2016 Apr;20(7):1323-6. PMID: 27097953
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Olsson KM, Meyer B, Hinrichs J, Vogel-Claussen J, Hoeper MM, Cebotari S
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Dec 12;111(50):856-62. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0856. PMID: 25585582Free PMC Article
Efficacy and safety of low dose recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator for the treatment of acute pulmonary thromboembolism: a randomized, multicenter, controlled trial.
Wang C, Zhai Z, Yang Y, Wu Q, Cheng Z, Liang L, Dai H, Huang K, Lu W, Zhang Z, Cheng X, Shen YH; China Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Study Group
Chest 2010 Feb;137(2):254-62. Epub 2009 Sep 9 doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0765. PMID: 19741062Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Multiple sclerosis and the incidence of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ghoshouni H, Shafaei B, Farzan M, Hashemi SM, Afshari-Safavi A, Ghaffary EM, Mohammadzamani M, Shaygannejad V, Shamloo AS, Mirmosayyeb O
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2023 Oct;56(3):463-473. Epub 2023 Jul 2 doi: 10.1007/s11239-023-02848-0. PMID: 37394561
Variables associated with pulmonary thromboembolism in injured patients: A systematic review.
Shuster R, Mathew J, Olaussen A, Gantner D, Varma D, Koukounaras J, Fitzgerald MC, Cameron PA, Mitra B
Injury 2018 Jan;49(1):1-7. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.08.024. PMID: 28843717
Pulmonary thromboembolism as a complication of lung transplantation.
Kristensen AW, Mortensen J, Berg RM
Clin Transplant 2017 Apr;31(4) Epub 2017 Mar 5 doi: 10.1111/ctr.12922. PMID: 28150415
Nursing interventions in stroke care delivery: An evidence-based clinical review.
Theofanidis D, Gibbon B
J Vasc Nurs 2016 Dec;34(4):144-151. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2016.07.001. PMID: 27863592
Venous and pulmonary thromboembolism and combined hormonal contraceptives. Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Martínez F, Ramírez I, Pérez-Campos E, Latorre K, Lete I
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2012 Feb;17(1):7-29. doi: 10.3109/13625187.2011.643836. PMID: 22239262

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