title: Acute pulmonary embolism mimicking STEMI. Do the potential benefits of pulmonary artery angiography support the decision to perform the procedure?
abstract: This case report concerns a 68 year old male with, type 2 diabetes, stage 3 hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, myocardial infarction (MI) 20 years ago. He was admitted to the catheterization laboratory with suspected acute inferior wall MI. Angiography of pulmonary arteries revealed massive thrombosis.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kameczura
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajzer
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jankowski
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wiliński
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czarnecka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*