Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Pericardial Effusion
Pulmonary embolism is a serious complication occurring in different cancers. Patients who have cancer may have complications like brain metastasis or pericardial effusion, which may change the therapeutic management of pulmonary embolism. In this article, a patient is presented with lung adenocarcin...
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| author | Behshad Pazooki Alborz Sherafati |
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| description | Pulmonary embolism is a serious complication occurring in different cancers. Patients who have cancer may have complications like brain metastasis or pericardial effusion, which may change the therapeutic management of pulmonary embolism. In this article, a patient is presented with lung adenocarcinoma resulting in pericardial effusion. He was admitted with pulmonary embolism and atrial flutter, which made his management difficult. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17d214a9e1904f8e82034c6655f4a04c2022-12-21T19:51:42ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesCase Reports in Clinical Practice2538-26832538-26912019-08-014210.18502/crcp.v4i2.1706Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Pericardial EffusionBehshad Pazooki0Alborz Sherafati1Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Cardiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Pulmonary embolism is a serious complication occurring in different cancers. Patients who have cancer may have complications like brain metastasis or pericardial effusion, which may change the therapeutic management of pulmonary embolism. In this article, a patient is presented with lung adenocarcinoma resulting in pericardial effusion. He was admitted with pulmonary embolism and atrial flutter, which made his management difficult.https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/246Pulmonary embolismPericardial effusionAtrial fibrillationTamponade |
| spellingShingle | Behshad Pazooki Alborz Sherafati Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Pericardial Effusion Case Reports in Clinical Practice Pulmonary embolism Pericardial effusion Atrial fibrillation Tamponade |
| title | Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Pericardial Effusion |
| title_full | Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Pericardial Effusion |
| title_fullStr | Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Pericardial Effusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Pericardial Effusion |
| title_short | Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Pericardial Effusion |
| title_sort | management of pulmonary embolism and pericardial effusion |
| topic | Pulmonary embolism Pericardial effusion Atrial fibrillation Tamponade |
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