Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism after a Short-Haul Flight in a Man with Multiple Risk Factors including Sickle Cell Trait

We report a case of pulmonary embolism (PE) in an Afro-Caribbean man following a short commercial flight of less than 5,000 kilometers (Km) in economy class with a 1-month interval between journeys. He had an elevated body mass index (BMI) and sickle cell trait (SCT) with hyperhomocysteinemia. No ot...

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Autores principales: Abdool, Kamille, Ramcharan, Kanterpersad, Reyes, Antonio J., Lutchman, Nadiene, Alexander, Adrian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5390674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4316928

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5390674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4316928

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