Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We describe a 35-year-old Caribbean-Black male smoker with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE)-associated advanced heart block, which was both confirmed with computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and inpatient telemetry. The patient received guideline-directed medical therapy for PE, including direct oral anticoagulation (DOAC), and underwent permanent dual-chamber pacemaker (DCPM) implantation for complete heart block (CHB). The clinician should consider atypical etiologies such as PE in young adults presenting with advanced heart block.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.96756
Authors: Priya Ramcharan, Arun R Katwaroo, Stefon Ramkissoon, Stephanie Harrypersadsingh, Racquel Charles, Valmiki K Seecheran, Rajeev V Seecheran, Naveen A Seecheran
Institution: University of New Mexico
Language: English
Subfield: Internal Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416170501