Air travel and pulmonary embolism: "economy class syndrome".
Air travel is implicated as a predisposing factor for thromboembolism, which at times can have catastrophic consequences. We present 3 cases who developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and subsequent pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) after transatlantic air travel. The relevant literature is discussed.
Bhatia
Vineet
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Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Okhla Road, New Delhi, India.
Arora
Parneesh
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Parida
Ashok K
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Singh
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Kaul
Upendra
U
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000401:Aircraft; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000925:Anticoagulants; D017984:Enoxaparin; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D014859:Warfarin; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator