%0 Journal Article
%T A Catastrophic Case of Thromboembolism: A Case Report | Insight Medical Publishing
%A Abdallah M Almaghraby
%A Ashraf A ElAmin
%A Haitham A Badran
%A Mahmoud H Abdelnaby
%A Mohamed A Ahmed
%J Journal of Heart and Cardiovascular Research
%D 2018
%R 10.21767/2576-1455.1000114
%X Pulmonary embolization (PE) carries a high mortality risk if not suspected and treated properly. Systemic embolization is quite common especially in cases of mobile left ventricular (LV) thrombi. We were encountered with a catastrophic case of thromboembolism with simultaneous massive PE and bilateral lower limb ischemia in a patient with biventricular systolic dysfunction and multiple LV thrombi. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was given and the patient¡¯s hemodynamics started to be stable. Unfortunately, he developed left lag, bilateral lower limb dry gangrene and subsequently he passed away despite all trials to resuscitate.
%U http://www.imedpub.com/articles/a-catastrophic-case-of-thromboembolism-a-case-report.php?aid=22732