Date of Presentation

5-2-2024 12:00 AM

College

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Abstract

A saddle pulmonary Embolism (PE) represents a blood clot within the pulmonary artery vasculature that lodges itself between both the left and right pulmonary artery. They can be described as being massive or sub-massive. Massive PE’s cause large clot burden that puts the patient risk for sudden hemodynamic collapse, while sub-massive saddle PE’s typically do not cause hemodynamic collapse nor significant cardiac effects, such as right heart dysfunction. As clinicians, we need to be vigilant about whether a patient is placed into that criteria of sub-massive or massive and act quickly to start management that could be lifesaving.

Keywords

Pulmonary Embolism, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Artery, Thrombosis, Hypoxia

Disciplines

Cardiology | Cardiovascular Diseases | Diagnosis | Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Therapeutics

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Poster

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May 2nd, 12:00 AM

Atypical Case of Recurrent Saddle Pulmonary Embolism with Associated Chronic Hypoxia

A saddle pulmonary Embolism (PE) represents a blood clot within the pulmonary artery vasculature that lodges itself between both the left and right pulmonary artery. They can be described as being massive or sub-massive. Massive PE’s cause large clot burden that puts the patient risk for sudden hemodynamic collapse, while sub-massive saddle PE’s typically do not cause hemodynamic collapse nor significant cardiac effects, such as right heart dysfunction. As clinicians, we need to be vigilant about whether a patient is placed into that criteria of sub-massive or massive and act quickly to start management that could be lifesaving.

 

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