An Elderly Man with Syncope, Hypoxia, and Confusion: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Controversies exist regarding the treatment of acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE) with anticoagulation alone or with thrombolytic therapy. Paradoxical embolism in the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a rare but well-known entity and should always be looked for in case of a PE associate...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Konala, Venu Madhav, Naramala, Srikanth, Adapa, Sreedhar, Aeddula, Narothama Reddy, Bose, Subhasish
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2019
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Pulmonology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6820670/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31695986
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5567
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