|
|
Article: Look for DVT when diagnosing pulmonary embolism.(Cardiovascular Medicine)(deep venous thrombosis)
- Article from:
- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
NICE, FRANCE -- When pulmonary embolism is suspected, clinicians also should be looking for thromboembolic disease in the venous system, Christian J. Herold, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe.
"In my experience, there is limited awareness regarding the role of the lower-extremity venous system as the prime source of pulmonary embolism," said Dr. Herold, a radiologist at the University of Vienna Medical Center.
Pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis are components of the same thromboembolic disease complex, Dr. Herold stressed.
He explained that as many as 70% of ...