Introduces the concept of a temporary thrombotic state to aid in the diagnosis and management of recurrent pulmonary infarction of unknown origin.
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May prompt consideration of temporary thrombotic state in recurrent thromboembolism; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
NOT infrequently the physician is confronted with a patient in whom massive recurrent pulmonary infarction occurs without an evident source for emboli or a recognized cause for local thrombosis. The management of this syndrome and its differentiation from other conditions, particularly pneumonia, is made difficult by the lack of a reliable clinical or laboratory test for the incipient or actively thrombotic state. It is the purpose of this report to present a concept — "the temporary thrombotic state" — that has proved helpful in the treatment of recurrent thromboembolism and pulmonary infarction; secondly, to summarize briefly the important diagnostic clinical, . . .
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