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Medicamentous thrombolysis disguises pulmonary thromboembolism as a cause of death
Journal of biological regulators & homeostatic agents, 32 (2018), 2; 289-293. urn:nbn:hr:184:737787
Šoša, Ivan; Ferenčić, Antun; Stemberga, Valter; Zamolo, Gordana; Arbanas, Silvia; Dasek, Ivan; Perković, Manuela; Cuculić, Dražen

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Šoša, I., Ferenčić, A., Stemberga, V., Zamolo, G., Arbanas, S., Dasek, I. ... Cuculić, D. (2018). Medicamentous thrombolysis disguises pulmonary thromboembolism as a cause of death. Journal of biological regulators & homeostatic agents, 32. (2), 289-293. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:737787

Šoša, Ivan, et al. "Medicamentous thrombolysis disguises pulmonary thromboembolism as a cause of death." Journal of biological regulators & homeostatic agents, vol. 32, no. 2, 2018, pp. 289-293. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:737787

Šoša, Ivan, Antun Ferenčić, Valter Stemberga, Gordana Zamolo, Silvia Arbanas, Ivan Dasek, Manuela Perković and Dražen Cuculić. "Medicamentous thrombolysis disguises pulmonary thromboembolism as a cause of death." Journal of biological regulators & homeostatic agents 32, no. 2 (2018): 289-293. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:737787

Šoša, I., et al. (2018) 'Medicamentous thrombolysis disguises pulmonary thromboembolism as a cause of death', Journal of biological regulators & homeostatic agents, 32(2), pp. 289-293. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:737787 (Accessed 24 April 2024)

Šoša I, Ferenčić A, Stemberga V, Zamolo G, Arbanas S, Dasek I, and sur.. Medicamentous thrombolysis disguises pulmonary thromboembolism as a cause of death. Journal of biological regulators & homeostatic agents [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2024 April 24];32(2):289-293. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:737787

I. Šoša, et al., "Medicamentous thrombolysis disguises pulmonary thromboembolism as a cause of death", Journal of biological regulators & homeostatic agents, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 289-293, 2018. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:737787. [Accessed: 24 April 2024]

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Title (english)Medicamentous thrombolysis disguises pulmonary thromboembolism as a cause of death
AuthorIvan Šoša
AuthorAntun Ferenčić
AuthorValter Stemberga
AuthorGordana Zamolo
AuthorSilvia Arbanas
AuthorIvan Dasek
AuthorManuela Perković
AuthorDražen Cuculić
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy)
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Forensic Medicine and Criminalistics)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Abstract (english)
In this case report, we report on a 31-year-old female patient who was admitted to emergency department with symptoms of cardiac arrest and ultimately died in spite of enormous resuscitation efforts. During resuscitation, pulmonary embolism was considered as a possible noncardiac cause of cardiac arrest and following its extremely unfavorable prognosis ; the fatal outcome was not so surprising. However, since acute pulmonary emboli obstructing blood flow to a lobe or multiple lung segments was suspected, alteplase was indicated and administered. On the autopsy, no venous thrombosis in the vena cava, pelvic veins, or any of the lower extremity veins was documented ; conversely, neither specific sign of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) was found macroscopically, until it was confirmed by histopathological staining that is not used as a routine diagnostic tool. In this study, we conclude that PTE is generally overlooked as the principal diagnosis and the cause of death. Rightful postmortem diagnosis could lead to increased vigilance and a change in management in many of such cases, what could result in improved survival. Motivated by providing better awareness of PTE, this study aimed to illustrate unrecognized PTE and pathological findings that were masked by thrombolytic drugs.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Case study
Publication statusPublished
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Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleJournal of biological regulators & homeostatic agents
Numberingvol. 32, no. 2, pp. 289-293
p-ISSN0393-974X
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:737787
Publication2018
Document URLhttp://bib.irb.hr/929329
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