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Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Over the past two decades, considerable progress in technology and clinical research methods have led to advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute venous thromboembolism. Despite this, however, the diagnosis is still often missed and preventive methods are often ignored. Published...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22619694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/M4-9 |
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description | Over the past two decades, considerable progress in technology and clinical research methods have led to advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute venous thromboembolism. Despite this, however, the diagnosis is still often missed and preventive methods are often ignored. Published guidelines are useful, but are limited by the existing evidence base so that controversies remain with regard to topics such as duration of anticoagulation, indications for placement and removal of inferior vena caval filters, and when and how to administer thrombolytic therapy. The morbidity and mortality of this disease remain high, particularly when undiagnosed. While preventive approaches remain crucial, the focus of this review is on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to acute venous thromboembolism, with an emphasis on acute pulmonary embolism. |
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spelling | pubmed-33570092012-05-22 Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Tapson, Victor F. F1000 Med Rep Review Article Over the past two decades, considerable progress in technology and clinical research methods have led to advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of acute venous thromboembolism. Despite this, however, the diagnosis is still often missed and preventive methods are often ignored. Published guidelines are useful, but are limited by the existing evidence base so that controversies remain with regard to topics such as duration of anticoagulation, indications for placement and removal of inferior vena caval filters, and when and how to administer thrombolytic therapy. The morbidity and mortality of this disease remain high, particularly when undiagnosed. While preventive approaches remain crucial, the focus of this review is on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to acute venous thromboembolism, with an emphasis on acute pulmonary embolism. Faculty of 1000 Ltd 2012-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3357009/ /pubmed/22619694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/M4-9 Text en © 2012 Faculty of 1000 Ltd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use this work for commercial purposes |
spellingShingle | Review Article Tapson, Victor F. Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism |
title | Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism |
title_full | Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism |
title_fullStr | Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism |
title_full_unstemmed | Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism |
title_short | Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism |
title_sort | advances in the diagnosis and treatment of acute pulmonary embolism |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22619694 http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/M4-9 |
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