Cardiac Arrest Caused by Multiple Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism
Joint Authors
Grove, Erik Lerkevang
Husted, Steen Elkjaer
Hannig, Kjartan Eskjaer
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pulmonary embolism is a common condition with a high mortality.
We describe a previously healthy 68-year-old male who suffered three pulmonary embolisms during a short period of time, including two embolisms while on anticoagulant treatment.
This paper illustrates three important points.
(1) The importance of optimal anticoagulant treatment in the prevention of pulmonary embolism reoccurrence.
(2) The benefit of immediate accessibility to echocardiography in the handling of haemodynamically unstable patients with an unknown underlying cause.
(3) Thrombolytic treatment should always be considered and may be life-saving in patients with cardiac arrest suspected to be caused by pulmonary embolism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hannig, Kjartan Eskjaer& Husted, Steen Elkjaer& Grove, Erik Lerkevang. 2011. Cardiac Arrest Caused by Multiple Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hannig, Kjartan Eskjaer…[et al.]. Cardiac Arrest Caused by Multiple Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hannig, Kjartan Eskjaer& Husted, Steen Elkjaer& Grove, Erik Lerkevang. Cardiac Arrest Caused by Multiple Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471155
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471155
