Successful Surgical Embolectomy for Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnant Woman
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Successful surgical embolectomy in acute massive bilateral pulmonary embolism.
Acute massive pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening emergency that must be promptly diagnosed and managed. A 52-year-old man presented with progressively increasing dyspnoea for three days. He had a previous history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was currently a heavy smoker. Examination revealed bilateral wheezing. Chest x-ray and electrocardiography showed non-specific change...
متن کاملSurgical embolectomy for acute massive pulmonary embolism.
OBJECTIVE Acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE) is associated with significant mortality rate despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances. The aim of this study was to analyze our clinical outcomes of patients with acute massive PE who underwent emergency surgical pulmonary embolectomy. METHODS This retrospective study included 13 consecutive patients undergoing emergency surgical pulmonary e...
متن کاملCase Report Successful surgical embolectomy in acute massive bilateral pulmonary embolism
Acute massive pulmonary embolism is a lifethreatening emergency that must be promptly diagnosed and managed. A 52-year-old man presented with progressively increasing dyspnoea for three days. He had a previous history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was currently a heavy smoker. Examination revealed bilateral wheezing. Chest x-ray and electrocardiography showed non-specific changes...
متن کاملA Pregnant Woman with Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism.
UNLABELLED A 30-year-old pregnant woman who suffered from massive pulmonary embolism presented in an unstable hemodynamic status. Angiojet catheter embolectomy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) were performed, which caused the patient's condition to improve. Use of ECMO was continued during the weaning program, but the patient died of intracranial hemorrhage, a complication of ECMO...
متن کاملMassive pulmonary embolism: the place for embolectomy
Untreated massive pulmonary embolism is associated with a high mortality. Pulmonary embolectomy has been largely superceded by thrombolytic therapy, but there are cases in which pulmonary embolectomy remains the treatment of choice. We present three case reports and discuss the merits of the various treatments available for massive pulmonary embolism. The primary treatment of massive pulmonary ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Clinical Cardiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2378-2951
DOI: 10.23937/2378-2951/1410083