@article{3100785, title = "H1N1-induced venous thromboembolic events? Results of a single-institution case series", author = "Dimakakos, E. and Grapsa, D. and Vathiotis, I. and Papaspiliou, A. and Panagiotarakou, M. and Manolis, E. and Syrigos, K.", journal = "Open Forum Infectious Diseases", year = "2016", volume = "3", number = "4", publisher = "Oxford University Press", issn = "2328-8957", doi = "10.1093/ofid/ofw214", keywords = "anticoagulant agent; low molecular weight heparin; oseltamivir, adult; aged; anticoagulant therapy; arterial gas; Article; clinical article; comorbidity assessment; computer assisted tomography; coronary artery disease; diabetes mellitus; duplex Doppler ultrasonography; dyslipidemia; female; human; hypertension; hypothyroidism; influenza A (H1N1); influenza pneumonia; intensive care unit; lung angiography; lung embolism; male; observational study; outcome assessment; polymerase chain reaction; priority journal; retrospective study; smoking; venous thromboembolism", abstract = "We describe the clinical and imaging characteristics of 7 cases with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed novel influenza A H1N1 virus (pH1N1) infection who developed venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) while being hospitalized for influenza pneumonia. Pulmonary embolism (PE) without deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was observed in 6 of 7 cases (85.7%); PE with underlying DVT was found in 1 patient (14.3%). © 2016 The Author." }