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Pulmonary 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)

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 infarction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Monoterpenes and their derivatives as agents for cardiovascular disease management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Current status of pulmonary thromboembolism--incidence, diagnosis, classification, pathogenesis, and treatment.
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Jpn Circ J 1984 Jan;48(1):100-10. doi: 10.1253/jcj.48.100. PMID: 6198531

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Alterations in Pulmonary Physiology with Lung Transplantation.
Mohanka M, Banga A
Compr Physiol 2023 Jan 30;13(1):4269-4293. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c220008. PMID: 36715279
A Frequently Missed Pulmonary Infarction: Clinical and 18F-FDG PET/CT Manifestation of Hilar Tumor-Induced Pulmonary Infarction.
Ji Y, Wang Y, Shao C, Cui Y, Su N, Shao G, Zheng J
Clin Nucl Med 2022 Jun 1;47(6):473-479. Epub 2022 Apr 15 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004180. PMID: 35426843Free PMC Article
Pulmonary Infarction: In the Beginning: The Natural History of Pulmonary Infarction.
Terry PB, Buescher PC
Chest 2017 Dec;152(6):1135-1139. Epub 2017 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.07.005. PMID: 28716646
Predictors of Pulmonary Infarction.
Miniati M, Bottai M, Ciccotosto C, Roberto L, Monti S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Oct;94(41):e1488. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001488. PMID: 26469892Free PMC Article
Acute pulmonary embolism.
Stein PD
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Diagnosis

Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinical and Serial CT Pulmonary Angiographic Features.
An J, Nam Y, Cho H, Chang J, Kim DK, Lee KS
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Mar 14;37(10):e76. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e76. PMID: 35289137Free PMC Article
Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis: A Review for the Clinicians.
Saha BK, Bonnier A, Chong WH, Chieng H, Austin A, Hu K, Shkolnik B
Am J Med Sci 2022 Jan;363(1):11-17. Epub 2021 Oct 16 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2021.07.017. PMID: 34666060
Pulmonary infarction in acute pulmonary embolism.
Kaptein FHJ, Kroft LJM, Hammerschlag G, Ninaber MK, Bauer MP, Huisman MV, Klok FA
Thromb Res 2021 Jun;202:162-169. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.03.022. PMID: 33862471
Acute pulmonary embolism.
Stein PD
Dis Mon 1994 Sep;40(9):467-523. PMID: 8076500
Legionnaires' disease.
Fairbank JT, Patel MM, Dietrich PA
J Thorac Imaging 1991 Jul;6(3):6-13. doi: 10.1097/00005382-199107000-00004. PMID: 1861275

Therapy

Pneumonia and concealed pulmonary embolism: A case report and literature review.
Sadeq Ahmed M, Khalid Farooqui M, Sadiq Y
J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2022 Jun;52(2):142-146. Epub 2022 Jun 29 doi: 10.1177/14782715221103670. PMID: 36147008
Pulmonary embolism with bilateral pulmonary infarction after surgical correction of Achilles tendon - a rare complication.
De Souza Contenças AC, Oliveira da Silva M, Duarte ML, Ribeiro Dos Santos L
Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg 2022 Jul 3;29(2):63-66. doi: 10.48729/pjctvs.280. PMID: 35780410
Right-side story.
Cazes N, Briquet A, Renard A
Emerg Med J 2019 Jun;36(6):332-382. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2018-207779. PMID: 31182476
Acute pulmonary embolism.
Stein PD
Dis Mon 1994 Sep;40(9):467-523. PMID: 8076500
Pulmonary infarction.
Deluca SA, Rhea JT
Am Fam Physician 1982 Feb;25(2):149-50. PMID: 7058727

Prognosis

Impact of pulmonary infarction in pulmonary embolism on presentation and outcomes.
Kaptein FHJ, Kroft LJM, van Dam LF, Stöger JL, Ninaber MK, Huisman MV, Klok FA
Thromb Res 2023 Jun;226:51-55. Epub 2023 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2023.04.005. PMID: 37121011
Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinical and Serial CT Pulmonary Angiographic Features.
An J, Nam Y, Cho H, Chang J, Kim DK, Lee KS
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Mar 14;37(10):e76. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e76. PMID: 35289137Free PMC Article
Pulmonary infarction in acute pulmonary embolism.
Kaptein FHJ, Kroft LJM, Hammerschlag G, Ninaber MK, Bauer MP, Huisman MV, Klok FA
Thromb Res 2021 Jun;202:162-169. Epub 2021 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.03.022. PMID: 33862471
Pulmonary Infarction: In the Beginning: The Natural History of Pulmonary Infarction.
Terry PB, Buescher PC
Chest 2017 Dec;152(6):1135-1139. Epub 2017 Jul 14 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.07.005. PMID: 28716646
Predictors of Pulmonary Infarction.
Miniati M, Bottai M, Ciccotosto C, Roberto L, Monti S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Oct;94(41):e1488. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001488. PMID: 26469892Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Impact of pulmonary infarction in pulmonary embolism on presentation and outcomes.
Kaptein FHJ, Kroft LJM, van Dam LF, Stöger JL, Ninaber MK, Huisman MV, Klok FA
Thromb Res 2023 Jun;226:51-55. Epub 2023 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2023.04.005. PMID: 37121011
Clinical outcomes and factors associated with pulmonary infarction following acute pulmonary embolism: a retrospective observational study at a US academic centre.
Lio KU, O'Corragain O, Bashir R, Brosnahan S, Cohen G, Lakhter V, Panaro J, Rivera-Lebron B, Rali P
BMJ Open 2022 Dec 29;12(12):e067579. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067579. PMID: 36581412Free PMC Article
Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinical and Serial CT Pulmonary Angiographic Features.
An J, Nam Y, Cho H, Chang J, Kim DK, Lee KS
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Mar 14;37(10):e76. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e76. PMID: 35289137Free PMC Article
Coinfection of Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst and Aspergilloma: Case Report and Systematic Review.
Aliyali M, Badali H, Shokohi T, Moazeni M, Nosrati A, Godazandeh G, Dolatabadi S, Nabili M
Mycopathologia 2016 Apr;181(3-4):255-65. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s11046-015-9974-2. PMID: 26666549
Predictors of Pulmonary Infarction.
Miniati M, Bottai M, Ciccotosto C, Roberto L, Monti S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Oct;94(41):e1488. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001488. PMID: 26469892Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Check the chest: review of chest findings on abdominal MRI.
Bin Saeedan M, Alabdulkarim FM, Aloufi FF, Alghofaily KA, Parkar N, Ghosh S
Clin Imaging 2020 Jan;59(1):68-77. Epub 2019 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.10.005. PMID: 31760280
Association of Vegetation Size With Embolic Risk in Patients With Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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JAMA Intern Med 2018 Apr 1;178(4):502-510. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.8653. PMID: 29459947Free PMC Article
Pulmonary thromboembolism as a complication of lung transplantation.
Kristensen AW, Mortensen J, Berg RM
Clin Transplant 2017 Apr;31(4) Epub 2017 Mar 5 doi: 10.1111/ctr.12922. PMID: 28150415
Coinfection of Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst and Aspergilloma: Case Report and Systematic Review.
Aliyali M, Badali H, Shokohi T, Moazeni M, Nosrati A, Godazandeh G, Dolatabadi S, Nabili M
Mycopathologia 2016 Apr;181(3-4):255-65. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s11046-015-9974-2. PMID: 26666549

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