Pulmonary Embolism in Young Natives of High Altitude

Thrombotic events are relatively common in high altitude areas and known to occur in young soldiers working at high altitude without usual risk factors associated with thrombosis at sea-level. However, till now, cases with thrombotic events were reported only in lowlanders staying at high altitude....

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Autores principales: Singhal, Sanjay, Bhattachar, Srinivasa Alasinga, Paliwal, Vivek, Malhotra, Vineet Kumar, Addya, Kalyani, Kotwal, Atul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512534
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.185115
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Sumario:Thrombotic events are relatively common in high altitude areas and known to occur in young soldiers working at high altitude without usual risk factors associated with thrombosis at sea-level. However, till now, cases with thrombotic events were reported only in lowlanders staying at high altitude. These two cases of pulmonary embolism demonstrate that thrombotic events can occur in highlanders after a prolonged stay at the extreme altitude.

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