Massive haemoptysis complicating prosthetic patch pulmonary embolism after atrial septal defect repair.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case is presented of a 43 year old woman with massive haemotypsis secondary to non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism complicating atrial septal defect repair with a prosthetic patch. Non-thrombotic embolus must be considered in the differential diagnosis of massive haemoptysis.
Medical subject headings
- Foreign-Body Reaction
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Hemoptysis
- Postoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Embolism