Cardiac arrest after air travel successfully treated by presumptive fibrinolysis.

Authors:	Frédéric Lapostolle, Judith Levasseur, Nicole Dardel, Frédéric Adnet
Language:	Eng.
Date:	2009-05-04
Journal:	Resuscitation (0300-9572)
Release:	Resuscitation. 2009 May;80(5):606
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.
Copyright:	Resuscitation
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Terms:	Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Female, Fibrinolytic Agents, Heart Arrest, Humans, Middle Aged, Pulmonary Embolism, Tissue Plasminogen Activator, Travel