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dc.creatorClaro G-A,Juan Carlos
dc.creatorBaudrand B,René
dc.creatorBaeza P,Cristián
dc.creatorLetelier S,Luz María
dc.date2005-05-01
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dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872005000500008
dc.identifier.urihttps://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/132243
dc.descriptionPulmonary hypertension due to chronic pulmonary thromboembolism is frequently underdiagnosed and has a very poor prognosis if untreated. When the presence of central pulmonary artery thrombus is confirmed, thromboendarterectomy is the treatment of choice, with very good results. We report a 28 years old male with two previous episodes of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) who was admitted due to 8 months of progressive shortness of breath and a syncope. He underwent a CT pulmonary angiogram and an echocardiogram. Severe pulmonary hypertension was confirmed, secondary to a chronic pulmonary thromboembolism with an overlapped acute component. He received systemic thrombolysis with partial thrombus disappearance. Therefore a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy was performed and an inferior vena cava filter was placed. The patient was discharged with marked improvement in his functional capacity
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dc.publisherSociedad Médica de Santiago
dc.relation10.4067/S0034-98872005000500008
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceRevista médica de Chile v.133 n.5 2005
dc.subjectAngiography, digital substraction
dc.subjectEndarterectomy
dc.subjectPulmonary embolism
dc.subjectTomography, X-ray computed
dc.titleAngioTAC como método de diagnóstico y decisión quirúrgica en el tromboembolismo pulmonar crónico: Discusión a propósito de un caso


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