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pulmonary embolism and infarction

MedGen UID:
19577
•Concept ID:
C0034074
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infarct, Pulmonary; Infarction, Pulmonary; Infarctions, Pulmonary; Infarcts, Pulmonary; Pulmonary Infarct; Pulmonary Infarction; Pulmonary Infarctions; Pulmonary Infarcts
SNOMED CT: Pulmonary infarction (64662007); Infarct of lung (64662007); Pulmonary infarct (64662007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004597

Definition

Localized necrosis of lung tissue caused by obstruction of the arterial blood supply, most often due to pulmonary embolism. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVpulmonary embolism and infarction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Antipsychotic treatment and the occurrence of venous thromboembolism: a 10-year nationwide registry study.
Wu CS, Lin CC, Chang CM, Wu KY, Liang HY, Huang YW, Tsai HJ
J Clin Psychiatry 2013 Sep;74(9):918-24. doi: 10.4088/JCP.12m08117. PMID: 24107765
Right ventricular myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism differential diagnosis--a challenge for the clinician.
Ginghina C, Caloianu GA, Serban M, Dragomir D
J Med Life 2010 Jul-Sep;3(3):242-53. PMID: 20945815Free PMC Article
Bolus and accelerated thrombolysis. Experimental observations and clinical management of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism.
Goldhaber SZ
Chest 1995 Apr;107(4):889-92. doi: 10.1378/chest.107.4.889-a. PMID: 7705146

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pulmonary embolism and infarction with a paradoxical thrombus visualised in both atria.
Zafar H, Anderson L, Cox AT, Bastiaenen R
BMJ Case Rep 2018 May 30;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225195. PMID: 29848540Free PMC Article
Pulmonary manifestations in a group of patients with Behcet's disease.
Edrees A, Naguib S, El Menyawi M, Ismail I, Nagah H
Int J Rheum Dis 2017 Feb;20(2):269-275. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12626. PMID: 26354676
Antiphospholipid-mediated thrombosis: interplay between type of antibodies and localisation of lung, and cardiovascular incidences in primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
Stojanovich L, Djokovic A, Kontic M
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):531-6. Epub 2015 Jun 19 PMID: 26088955
Reversed halo sign in acute pulmonary embolism and infarction.
Casullo J, Semionov A
Acta Radiol 2013 Jun;54(5):505-10. Epub 2013 Apr 30 doi: 10.1177/0284185113475797. PMID: 23395814
Review: antiphospholipid antibodies and the lung.
Asherson RA, Cervera R
J Rheumatol 1995 Jan;22(1):62-6. PMID: 7699684

Diagnosis

Pulmonary manifestations in a group of patients with Behcet's disease.
Edrees A, Naguib S, El Menyawi M, Ismail I, Nagah H
Int J Rheum Dis 2017 Feb;20(2):269-275. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12626. PMID: 26354676
Reversed halo sign in acute pulmonary embolism and infarction.
Casullo J, Semionov A
Acta Radiol 2013 Jun;54(5):505-10. Epub 2013 Apr 30 doi: 10.1177/0284185113475797. PMID: 23395814
Dressler-like syndrome after pulmonary embolism and infarction.
Jerjes-Sanchez C, Ibarra-Perez C, Ramirez-Rivera A, Padua-Gabriel A, Gonzalez-Carmona VM
Chest 1987 Jul;92(1):115-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.92.1.115. PMID: 3595222
PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND INFARCTION.
HODGSON CH, GOOD CA
Med Clin North Am 1964 Jul;48:977-92. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)33428-9. PMID: 14148168
Pulmonary embolism and infarction; diagnosis and management.
WRIGHT IS, FOLEY WT
Am J Surg 1955 Sep;90(3):440-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(55)90783-2. PMID: 13238705

Therapy

Pulmonary embolism and infarction with a paradoxical thrombus visualised in both atria.
Zafar H, Anderson L, Cox AT, Bastiaenen R
BMJ Case Rep 2018 May 30;2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225195. PMID: 29848540Free PMC Article
Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: anatomic and hemodynamic considerations in the hepatic artery and portal vein.
Lee KH, Sung KB, Lee DY, Park SJ, Kim KW, Yu JS
Radiographics 2002 Sep-Oct;22(5):1077-91. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.22.5.g02se191077. PMID: 12235337
Pulmonary embolism and infarction.
Taylor AJ
N Z Med J 1980 May 28;91(660):392-5. PMID: 6931326
Pulmonary embolism and infarction.
Montgomery JT
J Natl Med Assoc 1965 Sep;57(5):383-93. PMID: 5831648Free PMC Article
PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND INFARCTION.
HENDERSON RR
Med Clin North Am 1964 Nov;48:1425-39. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)33368-5. PMID: 14274370

Prognosis

Pulmonary manifestations in a group of patients with Behcet's disease.
Edrees A, Naguib S, El Menyawi M, Ismail I, Nagah H
Int J Rheum Dis 2017 Feb;20(2):269-275. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12626. PMID: 26354676
Septic Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Infected Pacemaker Leads After Replacement of a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device.
Said SA, Nijhuis R, Derks A, Droste H
Am J Case Rep 2016 Jul 20;17:507-11. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.898009. PMID: 27435910Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of pulmonary embolism in Apulia from analysis of current data.
Moretti AM, Tafuri S, Parisi D, Germinario C
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2010 Mar;73(1):18-24. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2010.309. PMID: 20499790
Clinical spectrum of septic pulmonary embolism and infarction.
MacMillan JC, Milstein SH, Samson PC
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1978 May;75(5):670-9. PMID: 642559
PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND INFARCTION.
HODGSON CH, GOOD CA
Med Clin North Am 1964 Jul;48:977-92. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)33428-9. PMID: 14148168

Clinical prediction guides

Antiphospholipid-mediated thrombosis: interplay between type of antibodies and localisation of lung, and cardiovascular incidences in primary antiphospholipid syndrome.
Stojanovich L, Djokovic A, Kontic M
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):531-6. Epub 2015 Jun 19 PMID: 26088955
Reversed halo sign in acute pulmonary embolism and infarction.
Casullo J, Semionov A
Acta Radiol 2013 Jun;54(5):505-10. Epub 2013 Apr 30 doi: 10.1177/0284185113475797. PMID: 23395814
Clinical spectrum of septic pulmonary embolism and infarction.
MacMillan JC, Milstein SH, Samson PC
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1978 May;75(5):670-9. PMID: 642559

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