Pulmonary embolism - assessment of risk factors and emboli locations

Komisarczuk Mateusz, Kaczor Michał, Kopyto Ewa, Woch Mateusz, Piech Piotr. Pulmonary embolism - assessment of risk factors and emboli locations. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2020;10(2):153-167. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2020.10.02.021 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2020.10.02.021 https://zenodo.org/record/3689429 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2020; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 15.01.2020. Revised: 25.01.2020. Accepted: 27.02.2020. Pulmonary embolism - assessment of risk factors and emboli locations Mateusz Komisarczuk1, Michał Kaczor1, Ewa Kopyto1, Mateusz Woch1, Piotr Piech2 [1] Human Anatomy Research Group, Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin [2] Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a widespread disorder, which appears as a result of closure or restriction of main pulmonary artery or its branches and is often associated with deep vein thrombosis (DVT).The severity and clinical picture is frequently erratic and what is worrying it is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in Europe. OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of our study was to demonstrate meaning of emboli location in prognosis, favour risk factors which could be overlooked by clinicians and help to avoid further misdiagnosis. ABBREVIATED DESRCIPTION OF THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE: We highlighted the importance of defining a genetic profile, personal and family history of VTE, especially in patients with atypical pulmonary symptoms. Moreover, the awareness of possible occurring PE among children, during serious infections or in patients with malignancy is still insufficient. Furthermore, according our analysis clinical symptoms in patients with pulmonary embolism are undoubtedly influenced by the location. The more massive the thrombus appears, the more serious consequences can be expected for the patient. Along with the size of the thrombus, the risk of its complications increases because of haemodynamic changes. SUMMARY:Diagnosing of pulmonary embolism in hemodynamically stable patients is still challenging for clinicians. There were many attempts to find significant and unmistakeable relationship between emboli location in pulmonary vasculature and prognosis.That knowledge could be helpful for clinicians in setting accurate diagnosis, implementing appropriate treatment and avoid possible life-threatening consequences.Risk stratification is crucial to the management and prognosis of patients with acute PE. Key words: Risk factors, venous thromboembolism, acute pulmonary embolism, clot locatio