AI Article Synopsis
- - A 37-year-old pregnant woman experienced chest pain and shortness of breath during her third trimester.
- - Imaging revealed a saddle pulmonary embolism and severe issues with her heart's right ventricle, along with a large blood clot in her veins.
- - She received treatment to dissolve the blood clots and successfully gave birth to a healthy baby at term.
Article Abstract
A 37-year-old woman presented with chest pain and shortness of breath in the third trimester of pregnancy. Diagnostic imaging demonstrated a saddle pulmonary embolism, severe impairment of right ventricular function, and an extensive deep venous thrombus. She underwent catheter-directed thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator and delivered a healthy infant at term. ().
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299248 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.08.022 | DOI Listing |
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