Bradycardia as a Rare Sign of Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis in Cardiac Arrest Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

We describe a case of cardiac arrest with pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasound, which resulted in a favorable outcome. In this article, we have also delineated bradycardia as an atypical sign of pulmonary embolism and explained the potential mechanism b...

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Autores principales: Cheema, Muhammad Awais, Naeem, Salman, Alzarrad, Amir, Joy, Tony, Jarad, Haythem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36694525
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32798
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Sumario:We describe a case of cardiac arrest with pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasound, which resulted in a favorable outcome. In this article, we have also delineated bradycardia as an atypical sign of pulmonary embolism and explained the potential mechanism behind it.

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