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Right Bundle Branch Block as a Screening Test for Pulmonary Embolism in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

James H. Frisbie, +1 more
- 01 Jul 2009 - 
- Vol. 90, Iss: 7, pp 1241-1244
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RBBB may be a useful initial screening test for PE complicating chronicSCI, and PE, often recurrent and sometimes fatal, is prevalent in chronic SCI.
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This article is published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.The article was published on 2009-07-01. It has received 5 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Right bundle branch block & Bundle branch block.

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The prevalence of pulmonary embolism in chronically paralyzed subjects: a review of available evidence.

TL;DR: PE is not infrequent in the chronic SCI subject; but its presentation may be subclinical; and its apparent recurrence may lead to pulmonary hypertension.
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Pulmonary embolism after manual muscle testing in an incomplete paraplegic patient: a case report.

TL;DR: Strong hip and knee muscle contractions during manual muscle testing were suspected of triggering massive pulmonary emboli from the proximal vein of the right leg of a paraplegic patient who had functional motor movements and did not receive any thromboembolic prophylaxis which caused unexpected fatal pulmonary embolism.
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Hemostatic parameters in patients with spinal cord injury in subacute and chronic phase of the rehabilitation

TL;DR: D-dimer levels were still elevated twelve months after SCI and TF levels were also elevated over 12 months after inury, indicating that sub-acute and even chronic SCI patients have disturbed coagulation and fibrynolitic system.
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Recurrent, massive pulmonary embolism in chronic myelopathy: a case report

TL;DR: Massive PE after surgery in a patient with chronic paraplegia recurred 5 years later in association with severe infection and mobilization after bed rest, which resulted in death.
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Response: Pulmonary embolism in chronic spinal cord injury

TL;DR: It appears that the natural history of PE after SCI is an initially high prevalence, tapering after the first year of paralysis, but followed eventually by another high prevalence of PE.
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Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. NHLBI/WHO Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Workshop summary.

TL;DR: List of participants (GOLD Scientific Committee): Nicholas Anthonisen, Winnipeg, Canada, William C. Bailey, Birmingham, US, Tim Clark, London, UK, Leonardo Fabbri, Modena, Italy, Yoshinosuke Fukuchi, Tokyo, Japan; Lawrence Grouse, Seattle, US; James C. Hogg, Vancouver, Canada; Dirkje S. Postma, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after acute infection in a community setting

TL;DR: The results confirm that infection should be added to the list of precipitants for venous thromboembolism, and suggest a causal relation with acute infections, as well as confirming that infection is associated with a transient increased risk of venousThrombosis in a community setting.
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Cause of death for patients with spinal cord injuries.

TL;DR: Pneumonia was the leading cause of death among quadriplegics and persons at least 55 years of age, while among paraplegic and persons who were less than 55 years old, subsequent unintentional injuries and suicides were the leading causes of death.
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Bundle-branch block in middle-aged men: risk of complications and death over 28 years The Primary Prevention Study in Göteborg, Sweden

TL;DR: The presence of BBB was strongly associated with future high-degree atrioventricular block that was more pronounced for left-BBB, and men with left- BBB have a substantially increased risk of coronary death, mainly due to sudden death outside the hospital setting.
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