scholarly journals Urgent bedside echocardiography in diagnosis of acute massive pulmonary embolism presenting with cardiogenic shock – case report

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 216-216
Author(s):  
Irena Peovska ◽  
Elizabeta Srbinovska-Kostovska ◽  
Marijan Bosevski
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Cardiogenic Shock ◽  
Massive Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Bedside Echocardiography

scholarly journals High-dose streptokinase in the treatment of acute massive pulmonary embolism complicated with cardiogenic shock, respiratory arrest and ventricular fibrillation

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 581-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratko Lasica ◽  
Jovan Perunicic ◽  
Igor Mrdovic ◽  
Radan Stojanovic ◽  
Zorana Vasiljevic
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Ventricular Fibrillation ◽  
Cardiogenic Shock ◽  
Respiratory Arrest ◽  
Massive Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Diagnostic Modalities ◽  
The Right

Background. Despite advances in prophylaxis, diagnostic modalities, and therapeutic options, pulmonary embolism remains a commonly undiagnosed entity with lethal outcome. Clinically, pulmonary embolism ranges from massive thromboembolism with cardiogenic shock to asymptomatic, microebolism with anatomically small emboli without hemodynamic, respiratory or other disturbances. Case report. A patient with massive pulmonary embolism complicated with ventricular fibrillation, respiratory arrest and cardiogenic shock was treated with a total dose of 3 750 000 IU of intravenous streptokinase in the 8- hour time period. After successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and thrombolytic therapy, the patient regained hemodynamic stability six hours after admission; all clinical and electrocardiographic signs of the right ventricle insufficiency disappeared. Conclusion. This case report suggested that treatment with the high-dose of streptokinase could be beneficial in the patients with massive pulmonary embolism complicated with cardiogenic shock, which must be confirmed by further randomized trials.

scholarly journals Critically Ill Patients with Variable Heart Failure in Severe COVID-19 Disease: A Case Series

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Michelle Gomez ◽  
Mary Potkonjak ◽  
Maria Isabel Planek ◽  
Prutha Lavani ◽  
Karolina Marinescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Cardiogenic Shock ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Cardiovascular Effects ◽  
Massive Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
System Disorder ◽  
Obstructive Shock

COVID-19 disease, while primarily a respiratory disease, has proven itself a multi-system disorder with profound cardiovascular sequelae. In patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, effective early diagnosis and management of concomitant cardiovascular manifestations of the disease are key to favorable outcomes. Here we present a case series of three patients with varied cardiovascular presentations of severe COVID-19 illness: cardiogenic shock from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia in a patient with suspected hydroxychloroquine-associated cardiomyopathy, and right-sided heart failure with obstructive shock in the setting of massive pulmonary embolism. Through our experience, we aim to provide a better understanding of the unique spectrum of the cardiovascular effects of severe COVID-19 disease to guide management of the critically ill.

A CASE REPORT OF A MASSIVE PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN A PATIENT WITH UNCONTROLLED HYPERTHYROIDISM

CHEST Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 155 (4) ◽  
pp. 282A
Author(s):  
S. Chinni ◽  
S. kashyap ◽  
A. patel ◽  
M. Kalinowski ◽  
J. Chaiban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Massive Pulmonary Embolism

Syncope as a symptom of non-massive pulmonary embolism: a case report

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franca Dipaola ◽  
Isabella Cucchi ◽  
Nicola Filardo ◽  
Eleonora Carnovali ◽  
Nicola Montano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Embolism ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Massive Pulmonary Embolism
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