Pulmonary embolism in women: a systematic review of the current literature

R Thachil, S Nagraj, A Kharawala, SI Sokol - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. Pulmonary embolism (PE)
is the third most-common cause of cardiovascular death, after myocardial infarction (MI) and …

High and intermediate risk pulmonary embolism in the ICU

SJ Millington, N Aissaoui, E Bowcock, D Brodie… - Intensive Care …, 2024 - Springer
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and important medical emergency, encountered by
clinicians across all acute care specialties. PE is a relatively uncommon cause of direct …

Female sex affects respiratory function and exercise ability in patients recovered from COVID-19 pneumonia

L Spicuzza, R Campisi, S Alia… - Journal of Women's …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Coronavirus-19 Disease (COVID-19) may cause persistent symptoms and
functional respiratory impairment, known as long COVID. Determinants of long COVID are …

Deep learning-driven pulmonary arteries and veins segmentation reveals demography-associated pulmonary vasculature anatomy

Y Chu, G Luo, L Zhou, S Cao, G Ma, X Meng… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Pulmonary artery-vein segmentation is crucial for diagnosing pulmonary diseases and
surgical planning, and is traditionally achieved by Computed Tomography Pulmonary …

The influence of patient sex on pulmonary embolism evaluation, treatment modality, and outcomes

J Newman, E Bruno, S Allen, J Moore… - Vascular …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third-leading cause of cardiovascular
mortality, accounting for 100,000 deaths per year in the United States. Although sex-based …

Sex and 30-day survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Scotland 2011–2020

LAE Bijman, SH Wild, G Clegg, N Halbesma - International journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Differences in 30-day survival between males and females following out-of-
hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are well documented. Biological sex does not appear to be …

Enhancing Pulmonary Embolism Mortality Risk Stratification Using Machine Learning: The Role of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio

M Teodoru, MO Negrea, A Cozgarea, D Cozma… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant public health concern that
requires efficient risk estimation to optimize patient care and resource allocation. The …

Sex-related differences in patient characteristics, risk factors, and symptomatology in older adults with pulmonary embolism: findings from the SERIOUS-PE study

B Bikdeli, A Muriel, Y Wang, G Piazza… - … in Thrombosis and …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Sex-specific factors are implicated in pulmonary embolism (PE) presentation in young
patients, as indicated by increased risk in pregnancy. Whether sex differences exist in PE …

A closer look at the utilized radiation doses during computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for COVID-19 patients

M Abuzaid, W Elshami, B Cavli, C Ozturk… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction CTPA stands for computed tomography pulmonary angiography. CTPA is an X-
ray imaging that combines X-rays and computer technology to create detailed images of the …

Sex Differences in Advanced Therapeutic Interventions for Intermediate-and High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

CK Prucnal, C Kabrhel, NK Horick, AF Jarman - Clinical Therapeutics, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose Advanced interventions are increasingly used to treat intermediate-and high-risk
acute pulmonary embolism (PE). While sex-based differences exist in treatment of other …