Incidence of pulmonary embolism in deep venous thrombosis.
Abnormal radionuclide phlebograms were found in 65 patients in whom simultaneous-perfusion lung scintigrams and phlebograms were performed. All these patients were on adequate treatment with heparin for deep venous thrombosis. In 28% of the cases, the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism was made because they had abnormal perfusion lung scans with normal chest radiograph and clinical symptoms of pulmonary embolism.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D006493:Heparin