RT Book, Section
A1 Dudney, Tina M.
A1 McCormack, Michael T.
A1 Freihage, Jeffrey H.
A2 Dieter, Robert S.
A2 Dieter, Raymond A.
A2 Dieter, Raymond A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1127169529
T1 Embolic Disorders of the Pulmonary Artery
T2 Peripheral Arterial Disease
YR 2009
FD 2009
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071481793
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127169529
RD 2024/04/19
AB As  the  initial  recipient  of  the  venous  circulation,  the  pulmonary  vascular  bed  is  uniquely  positioned  to  filter  diverse  particulates  within  the  venous  circulatory  system.  The  etiology  of  these  circulating  particles  may  be  thrombotic,  as  seen  in  pulmonary  thromboembolism,  or  nonthrombotic,  as  encountered  in  a  number  of  uncommon  syndromes  including  embolism  from  air,  amniotic  fluid,  fat,  tumors,  septic  foci,  and  other  miscellaneous  sources.  The  pathophysiologic  sequelae  of  these  emboli  are  related  to  both  mechanical  occlusion  of  the  pulmonary  vasculature  and  inflammatory  mediated  damage  to  the  pulmonary  microvasculature  resulting  in  capillary  leak  and  pulmonary  edema.  The  intent  of  this  chapter  is  to  describe  the  incidence,  pathophysiology,  and  clinical  features  of  these  varied  embolic  phenomena  and  to  provide  a  rational  approach  to  the  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  these  disorders.