2 Small emboli(60-80%: Clinical silent in patients without cardiovascular failure Infarctions in those with compromised pulmonary circulation(10-15%0)
2.Small emboli (60-80%): •Clinical silent in patients without cardiovascular failure. •Infarctions in those with compromised pulmonary circulation (10-15%)
3. Between the extremes of large and small emboli (10-15%0): Pulmonary hemorrhage 4. Multiple overt or covert small emboli Pulmonary hypertension and vascular sclerosis
3. Between the extremes of large and small emboli (10-15%): Pulmonary hemorrhage. 4. Multiple overt or covert small emboli: Pulmonary hypertension and vascular sclerosis
Systemic embolism 1. 80-85% from heart, secondary to myocardial infarction. 1. 5-10% from auricular thrombi associated with rheumatic heart disease and atrial fibrillation Il. 5% from the dilated cardiac chamber of myocarditis cardiomyopathy. V. Less common sources: Debris from ulcerative atheromata, or thrombi in aneurysms, infectious endocarditis prosthetic valves, paradoxical emboli. V. Unknown
Systemic embolism I. 80-85% from heart, secondary to myocardial infarction. II. 5-10% from auricular thrombi associated with rheumatic heart disease and atrial fibrillation. III. 5% from the dilated cardiac chamber of myocarditis / cardiomyopathy. VI. Less common sources: Debris from ulcerative atheromata, or thrombi in aneurysms, infectious endocarditis, prosthetic valves, paradoxical emboli. V. Unknown