Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli on Dabigatran

We present the case of a 44-year-old female who presented to the emergency department (ED) via emergency medical services with a chief concern of shortness of breath and was found to have bilateral pulmonary emboli (PE) while taking the direct oral anticoagulant dabigatran. The authors highlight the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Clark, Emily, Walker, Joshua, Aleksandrovskiy, Ilya, Ganti, Latha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8286635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34285847
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15737
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Sumario:We present the case of a 44-year-old female who presented to the emergency department (ED) via emergency medical services with a chief concern of shortness of breath and was found to have bilateral pulmonary emboli (PE) while taking the direct oral anticoagulant dabigatran. The authors highlight the importance of considering PE even in patients who are on anticoagulation.

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