The 2019 European guidelines on pulmonary embolism illustrated with the aid of an exemplary case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) has been updated in 2019. Recommendations were added or updated on all stages of the evaluation and management of pulmonary embolism, encompassing diagnosis, early treatment, and long-term management.

Case summary

We illustrate an exemplary case, assembled for the purposes of this review, of a 70-year-old woman who presented at the emergency department with dyspnoea and thoracic pain. She was diagnosed with intermediate-high-risk acute PE and promptly treated with low molecular weight heparin. After 24 h of stay in intensive care unit, she was transferred to the cardiology department

SUBMITTER: Gallo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7873787 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature