Cyanosis has long been accepted as a classic clinical sign of pulmonary embolism. However, the occurrence of arterial oxygen unsaturation in a significant group of patients with pulmonary embolism ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) continues to challenge clinicians with its complex presentation and potential for rapid deterioration. As the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in the U.S.

Hughes Stovin syndrome-related pulmonary artery thrombosis and pulmonary embolism differ in terms of pathophysiology and treatment. The first condition indicates active vasculitis and requires ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Thrombotic pulmonary embolism is not an isolated disease of the chest but a complication of ...

Background Physicians treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are faced with difficult management decisions while specific guidance from recent guidelines may be absent. Methods Fourteen clinical ...

Examination revealed cyanosis, splinter haemorrhages and abdominal tenderness. Echocardiogram showed impaired left ventricular function and suspicion of a small vegetation at the tip of the anterior ...

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis (also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF) are both serious lifelong diseases that make it hard for you to breathe.

You must go to a doctor to know for sure whether you have COPD. That’s because there are things to consider for a diagnosis. Some people have asthma and COPD at the same time. If you have ...

Correspondence to British Thoracic Society, 17, Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PL, UK; bts{at}brit-thoracic.org.uk and Dr Charlotte E Bolton, Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit, University of ...