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Pulmonary embolism due to non-thrombotic causes or Non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism (NTPE) is defined as the partial or total occlusion of the pulmonary vessels caused by a variety of non-thrombotic embolic agents. | Pulmonary embolism due to non-thrombotic causes or Non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism (NTPE) is defined as the partial or total occlusion of the pulmonary vessels caused by a variety of non-thrombotic embolic agents. | ||
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Editor(s)-In-Chief: The APEX Trial Investigators, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Pulmonary embolism due to non-thrombotic causes or Non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism (NTPE) is defined as the partial or total occlusion of the pulmonary vessels caused by a variety of non-thrombotic embolic agents.
The main sources of non-thrombotic pulmonary emboli include:
- Cancers.
- Fat.
- Infective agents.
- Amniotic fluid.
- A variety of foreign materials.
- Gases.