@article{shi2015presenting,
  title = {A Presenting with Highly Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism in a Woman Post Caesarean Section},
  author = {Ai-Wu Shi and Hong-Juan Ding and Xiao-Feng Shen},
  year = 2015,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/CARD/2015/484175/},
  journal = {Journal of Research in Cardiology},
  volume = 2015 (2015),
  pages = 4,
  doi = 10.5171/2015.484175,
  abstract = {Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is one of the major life-threatening emergencies that can occur before, during, or after parturition or caesarean section. It is characterised by dyspnoea, tachycardia, sudden chest pain and shock. Pulmonary embolism is often misdiagnosed, thus leading to higher mortality rate. Here is the first report of pulmonary embolism clinically diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography combined with electrocardiograph, D-dimer and cardiac troponin I dynamically. Case Presentation: The case of pulmonary embolism in our report is about a 25-year-old Chinese female patient who presented with shortness of breath with an oxygen saturation of 84% on room air. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a moderately dilated right atrium and ventricle and the pressure of pulmonary artery was about 45mmHg. Her blood test showed that D-dimer level was 33.25 and cardiac troponin I 1.49. She was clinically diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. Conclusion: Pulmonary embolism may be the possible condition for patients who show shortness of breath, lower oxygen saturation, chest pain, etc after Caesarean section. Though computerised tomography pulmonary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosing PE, we highlight the importance of applying transthoracic echocardiography combined with electrocardiograph, blood gas, plasma of D-dimer, cardiac troponin I dynamically to diagnose and treat pulmonary embolism.},
  keywords = {Pulmonary embolism; Transthoracic echocardiography; Caesarean section},
  note = Article ID: 484175
}