Supraventricular tachycardia as a presenting sign of pulmonary embolism in paraplegia. Case report and review

M. Zwecker; M. Heim; M. Azaria; A. Ohry

doi:10.1038/sc.1995.63

Supraventricular tachycardia as a presenting sign of pulmonary embolism in paraplegia. Case report and review

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Pulmonary embolism is a major complication after spinal cord injury and difficult to diagnose in any patient. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an unusual presentation for pulmonary embolism (PE). This article documents the records of a 60-year-old patient who was undergoing comprehensive rehabilitation after traumatic spinal cord injury and multitrauma. His treatment programme was interrupted by a PE with SVT as the only presenting symptom. This article outlines the clinical approach to the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. A high index of suspicion of PE should always be kept in mind when SVT occurs in a spinal cord injured patient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-280
Number of pages	3
Journal	Paraplegia
Volume	33
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1995.63
State	Published - May 1995
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Paraplegia
Pulmonary embolism
Spinal cord injury
Supraventricular tachycardia

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