Acute pulmonary embolism with right ventricular dysfunction and left ventricular collapse. Case report.

We present the case of a patient with high risk Pulmonary Embolism (PE) due to right ventricular dysfunction and severe hemodynamic dysfunction. The patient required thrombolytic therapy in the context of an initial suspicion of an acute coronary event. PE is a frequent, preventable clinical entity...

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Main Authors: Jorge Eliécer Rivas-Ibargüen, Carmenza Beatriz Camargo Barrios, Juan Camilo Pedreros Guerra, Manuel Álvarez Gaviria
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad del Cauca 2017-03-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
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Online Access:http://revistas.unicauca.edu.co/index.php/rfcs/article/view/137