RT Book, Section
A1 Goldhaber, Samuel Z.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135227883
T1 Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Thromboembolism
T2 Harrison's Hematology and Oncology, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835834
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135227883
RD 2024/04/19
AB Venous  thromboembolism  (VTE)  encompasses  deep  venous  thrombosis  (DVT)  and  pulmonary  embolism  (PE)  and  causes  cardiovascular  death  and  disability.  In  the  United  States,  the  Surgeon  General  estimates  there  are  100,000  to  180,000  deaths  annually  from  PE  and  has  declared  that  PE  is  the  most  common  preventable  cause  of  death  among  hospitalized  patients.  Survivors  may  succumb  to  the  disabilities  of  chronic  thromboembolic  pulmonary  hypertension  or  postthrombotic  syndrome.  Chronic  thromboembolic  pulmonary  hypertension  causes  breathlessness,  especially  with  exertion.  Postthrombotic  syndrome  (also  known  as  chronic  venous  insufficiency)  damages  the  venous  valves  of  the  leg  and  causes  ankle  or  calf  swelling  and  leg  aching,  especially  after  prolonged  standing.  In  its  most  severe  form,  postthrombotic  syndrome  causes  skin  ulceration  (Fig.  23-1).