A Rare Case of Pulmonary Emboli Presenting With ST Elevation on ECG

Pulmonary embolism is a common medical emergency and often life threatening but can be misdiagnosed frequently leading to fatal outcomes. Changes in electrocardiogram (ECG) are common in pulmonary embolism and rarely they can present with ST elevation. We here describe a 79-year-old woman who presen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gheith, Zaid, Alqam, Bilal, Jagana, Rajani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9574350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36262957
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29249
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Sumario:Pulmonary embolism is a common medical emergency and often life threatening but can be misdiagnosed frequently leading to fatal outcomes. Changes in electrocardiogram (ECG) are common in pulmonary embolism and rarely they can present with ST elevation. We here describe a 79-year-old woman who presented after a cardiac arrest and was found have ST-segment elevation on ECG with normal coronary angiogram while CT scan revealing pulmonary embolism.

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