Acute pulmonary embolism mimicking STEMI. Do the potential benefits of pulmonary artery angiography support the decision to perform the procedure?
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This case report concerns a 68 year old male with, type 2 diabetes, stage 3 hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, myocardial infarction (MI) 20 years ago. He was admitted to the catheterization laboratory with suspected acute inferior wall MI. Angiography of pulmonary arteries revealed massive thrombosis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Przeglad lekarski
دوره 71 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014