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Article: Clinicopathological pattern of pulmonary thromboembolism in Chinese autopsy patients: Comparison with Caucasian series

TitleClinicopathological pattern of pulmonary thromboembolism in Chinese autopsy patients: Comparison with Caucasian series
Authors
KeywordsAutopsy
Chinese
Pulmonary thromboembolism
Issue Date1997
PublisherInforma Healthcare. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00313025.asp
Citation
Pathology, 1997, v. 29 n. 3, p. 263-266 How to Cite?
AbstractThe clinicopathological data of adult Chinese patients identified to have 'significant pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE)' at autopsy in Queen Mary Hospital (QMH) Hong Kong, from 1990 to 1994 inclusive, were analysed retrospectively. The prevalence of PTE was documented and data were compared with published series of Caucasian patients. The parameters studied included sex-age distribution, associated diseases, symptomatology, site of venous thrombosis, duration of admission and intervals between surgery and death. The rate of PTE was 4.7% (4.5% in males and 5.2% in females). The mean age of PTE patients was significantly higher than that of non-PTE patients (p < 0.001). Two clinicopathological features worthy of note are: (1) as in Caucasian patients, most Chinese patients with 'significant PTE' do not present with leg symptoms although many of them are found to have deep vein thrombosis (DVT) at postmortem; and (2) DVT in these patients is found in the calf veins rather than in the more proximal deep veins. The recently identified racial differences in hemostasis that may contribute to the differences between Chinese and Caucasian people are discussed.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/88385
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dc.contributor.authorChau, KYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, STen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, MPen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:42:41Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:42:41Z-
dc.date.issued1997en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPathology, 1997, v. 29 n. 3, p. 263-266en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0031-3025en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/88385-
dc.description.abstractThe clinicopathological data of adult Chinese patients identified to have 'significant pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE)' at autopsy in Queen Mary Hospital (QMH) Hong Kong, from 1990 to 1994 inclusive, were analysed retrospectively. The prevalence of PTE was documented and data were compared with published series of Caucasian patients. The parameters studied included sex-age distribution, associated diseases, symptomatology, site of venous thrombosis, duration of admission and intervals between surgery and death. The rate of PTE was 4.7% (4.5% in males and 5.2% in females). The mean age of PTE patients was significantly higher than that of non-PTE patients (p < 0.001). Two clinicopathological features worthy of note are: (1) as in Caucasian patients, most Chinese patients with 'significant PTE' do not present with leg symptoms although many of them are found to have deep vein thrombosis (DVT) at postmortem; and (2) DVT in these patients is found in the calf veins rather than in the more proximal deep veins. The recently identified racial differences in hemostasis that may contribute to the differences between Chinese and Caucasian people are discussed.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherInforma Healthcare. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00313025.aspen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofPathologyen_HK
dc.rightsPathology. Copyright © Informa Healthcare.en_HK
dc.subjectAutopsy-
dc.subjectChinese-
dc.subjectPulmonary thromboembolism-
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_HK
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Groupen_HK
dc.subject.meshAutopsyen_HK
dc.subject.meshEuropean Continental Ancestry Groupen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kongen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshPulmonary Embolism - pathologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshThrombophlebitis - pathologyen_HK
dc.titleClinicopathological pattern of pulmonary thromboembolism in Chinese autopsy patients: Comparison with Caucasian seriesen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailWong, MP:mwpik@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.authorityWong, MP=rp00348en_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00313029700169035en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid9271012-
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dc.identifier.volume29en_HK
dc.identifier.issue3en_HK
dc.identifier.spage263en_HK
dc.identifier.epage266en_HK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:A1997XR57000004-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_HK
dc.identifier.issnl0031-3025-

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