Thrombus risk versus bleeding risk: a clinical conundrum.
| Autor: | Ng E; Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Ekladious A; Department of General Medicine, Goulburn Valley Health, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia., Wheeler LP; School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2019 Mar 08; Vol. 12 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Mar 08. |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2018-228344 |
| Abstrakt: | A 62-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with dyspnoea and central pleuritic chest pain radiating posteriorly to between the scapulae. His medical history included hypertension, osteoporosis and chronic kidney disease secondary to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with relapsing nephrotic syndrome. Significant examination findings included a loud palpable P2 and a displaced apex beat. An ECG revealed sinus tachycardia with a right-bundle branch block and p-pulmonale. A CT pulmonary angiogram and aortogram demonstrated extensive bilateral pulmonary emboli and a descending thoracic aortic dissection. Subsequent ultrasound of the lower limbs confirmed an extensive, non-occlusive deep vein thrombosis in the right calf. Management of this patient involved therapeutic anticoagulation and tight blood pressure control, with plans for surgical repair delayed due to worsening renal impairment and subsequent supratherapeutic anticoagulation. Co-existence of an aortic dissection and PE has been rarely described and optimal management remains unclear. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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