| Pregnancy and acute pulmonary embolism: A case report. | |
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PMID: 22483795 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We describe the case of a 37-year-old pregnant woman who presented at 29 weeks of gestation with syncope and shortness of breath caused by pulmonary embolism. Due to persistent hypotension thrombolytic therapy with tenecteplase was administered and the clinical and hemodynamic response was excellent, with no maternal or fetal hemorrhagic complications. The clinical presentation of pulmonary embolism is sometimes camouflaged by the physiological changes that occur in pregnancy and diagnosis is often delayed by reluctance to expose the fetus to ionizing radiation. Systemic thrombolysis is considered a high-risk treatment in pregnancy and very few women have received it. However the complication rates of thrombolytic therapy are acceptable in the light of the underlying disease. |
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Luís Ferreira Dos Santos; Cláudia Andrade; Bruno Rodrigues; Davide Moreira; Anne Delgado; Pedro Manso; António Pipa; Pedro Gama; Luís Nunes; Odete Dionísio; Nuno Ribeiro; Oliveira Santos |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-4-5 |
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Title: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology Volume: - ISSN: 0870-2551 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-4-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710716 Medline TA: Rev Port Cardiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG; POR Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved. |
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Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Tondela Viseu, E.P.E., Viseu, Portugal. |
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Tromboembolismo pulmonar agudo na gravidez. A propósito de um caso clínico. |
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