Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary vein thrombosis in children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2014.15.004
- VernacularTitle:儿童肺栓塞与肺静脉血栓
- Author:
Ju YIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pulmonary embolism;
Pulmonary vein thrombosis;
D-dimer;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2014;29(15):1131-1135
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Pulmonary embolism or pulmonary vein thrombosis is rare in children but does occur.Compare to adults,the vast majority of children with PE have risk factors.The clinical manifestation includes shortness of breath,pleuritic chest pain,and hemoptysis,however,which are not specific.The majority of evidence for treatments in the pediatric population is extrapolated from adult populations; the choice of treatment should be guided by risks and benefits,underlying disease,and especially,the hemodynamic stability of the patient.This article reviews the current knowledge of pulmonary embolism and pulmonary vein thrombosis in the pediatric population,summarizing its characteristics from epidemiological aspects to diagnostic and therapeutic relevant issues.
