Acute bilateral pulmonary embolism in a 21-year-old: is May-Thurner syndrome in our differential?
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[Acute pulmonary embolism following cardiac arrest in a 31 year-old female with long QT syndrome].
A case of a young female with acute pulmonary embolism following cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation as a result of long QT syndrome is presented. A differential diagnosis has been discussed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227046