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Syncope as a premonitory sign of fatal pulmonary embolism Two case reports

1988; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 59; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/17453678809149349

0001-6470

Gordon Edelson, N. D. Reis, Elisheva Hettinger,

Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

Two patients suddenly died of massive pulmonary embolism 3 weeks after hip surgery. In retrospect, several episodes of syncope starting during the first postoperative week were recognized as premonitory signs of the fatal outcome.