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Massive bilateral pulmonary emboli, paradoxical embolus and the knot of life

Author(s) -

D. Platts,

Kiran Shekar,

Ainslie Senz,

Bruce Thomson

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs256

Subject(s) - medicine , knot (papermaking) , pulmonary embolus , embolus , cardiology , surgery , pulmonary embolism , chemical engineering , engineering

This 57-year-old male presented to the emergency department with presyncope and a right hemianopia 1 month after knee surgery. A computerized tomographic pulmonary angiogram confirmed extensive bilateral pulmonary emboli with a suspicion of a paradoxical embolus ( Panel A ). Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a moderately dilated right ventricle with mild systolic dysfunction, pulmonary …

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