A relative of mine was tested in lungs with ultrasound by infusion and they have found knots(ozids)?
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It sounds like he may have pulmonary hypertension, which may be caused by pulmonary emboli (clots). It also sounds like he had a lung perfusion (VQ) scan. Symptoms include shortness of breath upon any exertion. He should be referred to a pulmonologist.
This may be treatable via anti-coagulants (blood thinners) such as warfarin or heparin. In cases where medical treatments do not work, there is a surgical option called a pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE surgery). It is an open heart procedure where the surgeon basically opens up the pulmonary artery and "dissects" the blockage, more akin to scar tissue than a blood clot. This usually allows greater blood flow and improves heart function.
Cases such as this will require lifelong warfarin therapy.
I had this surgery and it gave me my life back, after suffering progressive right side heart failure. Cases such as this affect 1 in 2 million people so it is quite rare.
If your relative suffers from what I described and surgery is an option, I would refer you to the leading center for PTE surgery in the world: University of California San Diego in La Jolla, CA. The leading pulmonologists there are Dr. William Auger (pronounced Oh-zhay) and Dr. Peter Fedullo. The world renowned surgeon who has performed hundreds of these surgeries is Dr. Stuart Jamieson. He performed my surgery and I have been completely satisfied with the results.
For further information on PTE surgery and other options go to the website:
UCSD.edu and type in a search for PTE surgery.
Good luck!
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the person above me is right, it sounds like pulmonary emboli that resulted from deep venous thrombosis. our blood differs from other people - some are thicker than normal and that's how they get blood clots.
sometimes, blood coagulates (clots) when the person is not moving around too much (common among bedridden patients) because the blood is not circulating very well, and once the blood is stagnant, it clots. the clot, whether it be in the legs (most common site) or anywhere, it tends to dislodge and travel in the arteries. once the clot reaches the right heart and pumped by the pulmonary artery -- it travels to the blood vessels in the lungs, since vessels in the lungs are smaller -- they get stuck there -- and that's how people get pulmonary emboli (or embolism).
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