[Major prolongation of the QT interval observed in the course of massive pulmonary embolism].
The authors report the case of a 68-year-old woman who suffered from an acute massive pulmonary embolism. The common electrocardiographic findings were not observed, but rather an extreme QT prolongation. The patient has been successfully treated by thrombolysis. After a few days, the electrocardiogram normalized. These electrocardiographic changes have not yet been described in the medical literature.
de Meester
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Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital de Jolimont, Haine Saint-Paul, Belgique.
Deltenre
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Chaudron
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D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Allongement majeur de l'intervalle QT observée lors d'une embolie pulmonaire massive.