A 69-year-old man with a pararenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) measuring 56mm and extending as far as the aorto-iliac bifurcation and with a history of hypothyroidism, arterial hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring oxygen therapy, was admitted to the cardiovascular department to undergo elective endovascular surgery with a fenestrated stent-graft.
ProcedureBilateral femoral as well as right axillary artery access points were prepared using surgical cut down to allow for three endovascular delivery systems. A Relay NBS Plus 30×100 mm thoracic stentgraft (Terumo Aortic, Sunrise, FL, USA) was advanced through the vasculature and deployed in the descending thoracic aorta with the distal end just above the celiac trunk. A custom-made fenestrated Anaconda device (Terumo Aortic, Inchinnan, UK) with a proximal diameter of 34mm and four fenestrations for visceral vessels and the left iliac artery 10×150mm and right iliac artery 12×140mm as far as both common iliacs.
El tromboembolismo pulmonar es la manifestación más grave de la enfermedad tromboembólica venosa y la tercera causa de mortalidad cardiovascular. Su sintomatología puede ir desde un cuadro asintomático o con síntomas leves, hasta el paro cardiaco. Dentro del enfoque de esta patología es importante tener en cuenta escalas que permiten estimar la probabilidad de que determinado paciente con ciertos signos, síntomas y factores de riesgo presente un tromboembolismo pulmonar, así como escalas diseñadas para valorar el riesgo de morir, en pacientes en los que ya se estableció este diagnóstico. Los pilares del tratamiento son la anticoagulación y la trombólisis, sin embargo, esta última está indicada únicamente en algunos casos. La presente revisión tiene como objetivo presentar una actualización de la evidencia sobre el enfoque diagnóstico y terapéutico del tromboembolismo pulmonar agudo, desde el ingreso del paciente al servicio de urgencias.
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