Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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Fatou Aw Leye

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• Research Article
  Evaluation of the Short, Medium and Long-term Prognosis of Pulmonary Embolism
  Author(s): Simon A Sarr, Fatou Aw Leye, Leuguen Gaelle Blanche, Malick Bodian, Aliou A Ngaido, Momar Dioum, Joseph S Mingou, Mohamed Leye, Ndiaye Mouhamadou Bamba, Alassane Mbaye, Adama Kane, Abdoul Kane, Maboury Diao and Serigne Abdou Ba Simon A Sarr, Fatou Aw Leye, Leuguen Gaelle Blanche, Malick Bodian, Aliou A Ngaido, Momar Dioum, Joseph S Mingou, Mohamed Leye, Ndiaye Mouhamadou Bamba, Alassane Mbaye, Adama Kane, Abdoul Kane, Maboury Diao and Serigne Abdou Ba
  
  Introduction: Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is the most severe form of venous thromboembolic disease. This is a serious condition not only because of its mortality but also its sequelae. Methodology: The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognosis of patients who had an episode of PE, hospitalized in the cardiology department of the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital in Dakar. We performed a cohort study that included all patients admitted for pulmonary embolism during the period of May 1, 2011 to February 29, 2016. Subjects were contacted for a re-evaluation during the period of August 1st to September 1st 2016. We evaluated the status of patients (death or alive), to look for signs of chronic pulmonary heart based on the electrocardiogram (right atrial and ventricular hypertrophies, aspect S1S2S3, right bundle branch) and especially on .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000615

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