Open AccessRefractory Hypoxemia in a Patient with Submassive Pulmonary Embolism and an Intracardiac Shunt: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Jean W. Liew,
Janelle Stevens,
Christopher G. Slatore
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/17-061
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , pulmonary embolism , hypoxemia , intracardiac injection , thrombolysis , embolectomy , cardiology , anesthesia , percutaneous , myocardial infarction
Acute pulmonary embolism is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death. Management options include anticoagulation with or without thrombolysis. Concurrent persistent hypoxemia should be a clue to the existence of an intracardiac shunt.
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