Is history of deep vein thrombosis a discriminator for concomitant atrial fibrillation in pulmonary embolism?
History of DVT is a significant discriminator for clinical profile of PE patients. Individuals without DVT had more often cardiac and pulmonary disease with strongest association with AF. Data advocate a potential link between AF and PE.
Catechol produced an inhibition of basal respiration associated to FADH2 in isolated liver mitochondria that could lead to cytotoxicity, ROS generation and cell death.