Pulmonary embolism in a patient with "isolated syncope", a diagnostic challenge
Blum, F.E.; Idowu, O.; Danciu, S.
Acute Medicine 14(1): 28-31
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892 PMID: 25745647 Document Number: 16808
Syncope is a recognized presenting symptom in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), and is more common in older patients and following a large embolus. Isolated syncope, in the absence of dyspnea or tachycardia, is uncommon in this setting, and may be misdiagnosed as cardiac in origin, leading to a delay in appropriate treatment. We present a case which illustrates the importance of consideration of pulmonary embolism in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with syncope, and the value of echocardiography in its diagnosis.
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