Disease or Syndrome
pulmonary infarction
pul·mo·nar·y in·farc·tion
Subclass of:
Pulmonary Embolism;
Infarction
Definitions related to pulmonary infarction:
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Localized necrosis of lung tissue caused by obstruction of the arterial blood supply, most often due to pulmonary embolism.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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NECROSIS of lung tissue that is cause by the lack of OXYGEN or blood supply. The most common cause of pulmonary infarction is a blood clot in the lung.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Loschner first described pediatric pulmonary embolism (PE) in the 1860s. Deep venous thromboses (DVT) and pulmonary emboli are relatively rare phenomena in pediatric practice; however, when they do occur, they are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.WebMD, 2019
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