Saddle Embolism in the Pulmonary Artery Bifurcation: Massive Pulmonary Embolism

摘要

A 60-year-old smoker, hypertensive and diabetic male presented to the emergency department of a multidisciplinary hospital in Dhaka with complaints of severe shortness of breath for 2 hours and chest pain for 3 hours. Initial clinical examination revealed respiratory rate–28/min, pulse–120/min, blood pressure–80/50 mm of Hg, SpO2 –88% with O2 10 L/min and bilateral scattered wheeze in both lung field. No other significant finding was noted, and he was immediately shifted to intensive care unit (ICU) for further management.