title: Cardiac arrest after air travel successfully treated by presumptive fibrinolysis.
abstract: Thromboembolic events should be strongly suspected in cases where medical events occur after prolonged air travel. Pulmonary embolism should be suspected in patients with sudden cardiac arrest. Consequently, patients should be managed according to this eventuality. We report a case of sudden cardiac arrest after air travel in which the patient survived after fibrinolysis was prescribed on a presumptive basis.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lapostolle
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levasseur
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dardel
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adnet
mesh_terms: D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000077785:Tenecteplase; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D000077785:Tenecteplase