title: Air travel and pulmonary embolism: "economy class syndrome".
abstract: Air travel is implicated as a predisposing factor for thromboembolism, which at times can have catastrophic consequences. We present three cases who developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and subsequent pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) after transatlantic air travel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fortis Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Parnessh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Parida
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Anand K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Upendra
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017984:Enoxaparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014195:Travel; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D017984:Enoxaparin; D014859:Warfarin