BookEyal Herzog, editor.
Summary: This book is a comprehensive review of pulmonary embolism (PE) which, with deep vein thrombosis, is assigned to the term venous thromboembolism (VTE) and currently the third most frequent acute cardiovascular syndrome globally. In the past decade we have seen a remarkable improvement in new diagnostic tools as well as novel therapeutic options to manage patients with VTE and this book provides a thorough clinical discussion of the diagnosis and management of these patients. Pulmonary Embolism presents a comprehensive review of all aspects of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, risk assessment and therapeutic options to manage the patient with PE. To aid healthcare providers caring for patients with acute PE, it encapsulates a novel, comprehensive, yet simple, pathway for the management of patients with PE, which can be used in many health care systems around the globe. This pathway is at the core of the book and all chapters are related to this unique algorithm.
Contents:
Pathway for the diagnosis and management of Pulmonary Embolism
Epidemiology, pathophysiology and predisposing factors of pulmonary embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis
Non-Imaging Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
Imaging modalities in PE: echocardiography
Imaging Modalities in Venous-thromboembolism: Ultrasound for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Imaging modalities in PE
Ventilation/Perfusion Scintigraphy for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Imaging modalities in PE: Pulmonary angiography
Integrating clinical, imaging and laboratory data to assess risk and to Guide Treatment in PE
Management of the High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in the acute phase - Respiratory, Hemodynamic and Mechanical Support
Pharmacologic treatment in Pulmonary Embolism
Catheter Directed Thrombolytic Therapy in Pulmonary Embolism
Surgical Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Embolism Response Team: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Pulmonary Embolism Management
Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy and the postpartum period
Pulmonary embolism and cancer patients
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary Embolism in the COVID 19
Travel related Venous Thromboembolism
Illustrative cases of multimodality imaging in the diagnosis and management of PE
Pulmonary Embolism: Information for the patient and family.