Letter to the Editor

Syncope: An Unusual Presentation of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Authors: Sohail K. Mahboobi, MD, Ephron Z. Shohat, MD

Abstract

We describe an unusual case of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) with syncope. A 79-year-old female presented in the emergency room with complaints of dizziness and one episode of losing consciousness. She had a history of coronary artery disease with an angioplasty one year ago, as well as noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and PE four years ago.

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