Key result
Pacemaker insertion linked to rare acute pulmonary embolism in a successfully managed patient.
Why the study?
Acute pulmonary embolism is an uncommon complication following pacemaker insertion.
Highlights acute pulmonary embolism as a rare but manageable complication following pacemaker insertion.
Raises awareness for pulmonary embolism after pacemaker insertion; case reports leave incidence and prevention strategies open.
Acute pulmonary embolism is an uncommon complication after pacemaker insertion. This report describes, in view of multiple finding, we found the exact cause of the present scenario of the patient which is rare and successfully managed.
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Prakash et al. (2020) studied this question. Pacemaker insertion was identified as the rare cause of acute pulmonary embolism in a patient who was successfully managed.
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