Minerva medica
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of maternal mortality. The risk of VTE in pregnant and postpartum women is ~ five times higher compared with non-pregnant women. There is a physiological tendency to a hypercoagulable state, from conception to the postpartum period. ⋯ D-dimer, ultrasonography and computed tomography pulmonary angiography are the primary tools for VTE diagnosis. Management mainly revolves around systemic anticoagulation with heparin. Advanced therapy options exist, but these can be considered for selected high-risk cases.
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Due to safety concerns, patients were hesitant to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. In this study, we investigated whether neovascular age-related macular degeneration activity deteriorated after receiving the booster dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine. ⋯ These results demonstrate that the BNT162b2 vaccine booster dose did not deteriorate the course of neovascular AMD.