Open AccessPulmonary embolism during pregnancy: How to avoid computed tomographic pulmonary angiography?
Author(s) -
Marcelina Makuch,
Marcin Makuch
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of education, health and sport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2391-8306
DOI - 10.12775/jehs.2020.10.09.042
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , computed tomographic angiography , computed tomographic , pulmonary angiography , radiology , pregnancy , angiography , gold standard (test) , venous thromboembolism , computed tomography , cardiology , surgery , thrombosis , genetics , biology
Pregnancy and the postpartum period are well-established risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) remains the gold standard in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), but exposure to teratogenic factors should be avoided in pregnant women. A few years ago the YEARS algorithm was developed, primarily to determine the need for CTPA.