Pulmonary circulation: acute and chronic pulmonary embolism

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: I. Lang (Vienna, Austria), J. Pepke-Zaba (Cambridge, United Kingdom), R. Condliffe (Sheffield, United Kingdom), J. Wort (London, United Kingdom)
Evaluation of quality life indices in patients after pulmonary embolism
N. Tsymbalyuk, Y. Mostovoy, N. Slepchenko (Vinnitsa, Ukraine)
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Thrombophilias in 60 Bulgarian patients with "idiopathic" venous thromboembolism
N. Stoeva, M. Staneva (Sofia, Bulgaria)
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The treatment of sub massive pulmonary embolism: Thrombolytic or heparin?
G. Okumus, M. Ertas, Z. Bingol, E. Kiyan, A. K. Bilge, H. Issever, O. Arseven (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Dear colleagues: D-dimer is not always necessary – Reduce the cost of your hospitals!
J. Nikolla, M. Nanushi, H. Hafizi, S. Bala, R. Hasa (Tirana, Albania)
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Prognostic role of cardiac troponins and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index in patients with normotensive pulmonary embolism
S. Ozsu, Y. Abul, A. Orem, F. Oztuna, Y. Bulbul, H. Yaman, T. Ozlu (Trabzon, Turkey)
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Wells clinical prediction rule and pulmonary embolism rule out criteria (PERC) in preventing over investigation of pulmonary embolism in emergency departments
M. Aydogdu, N. Topbasi Sinanoglu, N. O. Dogan, I. K. Oguzulgen, A. Demircan, F. Bildik, N. Ekim (Ankara, Çorum, Turkey)
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Predictors of poor outcome in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
C. Liu, Z. Zhai, Y. Yang, T. Kuang, W. Xie, C. Wang (Beijing, China)
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Daytime measurements underestimate nocturnal oxygen desaturations in pulmonary arterial and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
F. Hildenbrand, K. E. Bloch, R. Speich, S. Ulrich (Zurich, Switzerland)
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The PESI, the simplified PESI and the shock index for identification of high-risk and low-risk patients with acute pulmonary embolism
B. Koyden, F. Alatas, S. Metintas (Eskisehir, Turkey)
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Analysis of the association between protein C gene single nucleotide polymorphism and pulmonary thromboembolism in Chinese population
Y. Zhang, Y. Miao, K. Cheng, X. Tan, J. Liu (Shanghai, China)
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Venous thromboembolism in lung cancer with clinical analysis of 89 cases
R. Zhu, J. Liu (Shanghai, China)
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Pulmonary perfusion scan follow-up in patients with acute pulmonary embolism
L. Villari, R. Pancani, E. Mariancini, F. Aquilini, C. Marini, A. Celi, A. Palla (Pisa, Italy)
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(Contributing factors to) the diagnostic yield of CT pulmonary angiography: A retrospective study
M.A. Leijstra, S. Walen, S.M. Uil, M.F. Boomsma, J.W.K. van den Berg (Zwolle, Netherlands)
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Should there be an age adjusted D-dimer cut-off value in diagnosing thromboembolic disease? A retrospective analysis
D. Walder, R. Richards (Bromley, United Kingdom)
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Prognostic value of red cell distribution width in patients with pulmonary embolism
S. Ozsu, Y. Abul, S. Gunaydin, A. Orem, T. Ozlu (Trabzon, Turkey)
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Angiogenesis in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
S. Puthenkalam, A. Panzenboeck, U. Schubert, J. Jakowitsch, K.T. Preissner, R. Voswinckel, W. Klepetko, I.M. Lang (Vienna, Austria; Giessen, Bad Nauheim, Germany)
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Demographics, clinical characteristics, health resource utilization and cost of patients with CTEPH: Retrospective results from six European countries
B. Schweikert, D. Pittrow, D. Vizza, J. Pepke-Zaba, M. Hoeper, A. Gabriel, J. Berg, M. Sikirica (Munich, Dresden, Hanover, Wuppertal, Berlin, Germany; Rome, Italy; Cambridge, United Kingdom; Stockholm, Sweden)
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with clinically unsuspected pulmonary embolism versus patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism
M. Shteinberg, Y. Adir, M. Segal-Trabelsy, A. Laor, M. Vardi, H. Bitterman (Haifa, Israel)
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Clinical utility of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) in investigation of possible pulmonary embolism
B. Arnold, R. Jenkin, O. Harris, B. Brockway (Dunedin, New Zealand)
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Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide and mortality in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
R. Suda, N. Tanabe, F. Kato, H. Kasai, T. Takeuchi, T. Urushibara, A. Sekine, R. Nishimura, T. Jujo, T. Sugiura, A. Shigeta, S. Sakao, Y. Kasahara, K. Tatsumi (Chiba, Japan)
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