THE DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE BETWEEN CHRONIC PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND PULMONARY ARTERY SARCOMA: A CASE REPORT
Anno:
2023
We report the case of a 63-year-old obese and hypertensive woman, admitted in hospital with worsening dyspnea for 2 weeks and syncope. A suspected chronic thromboembolism was diagnosed nine months before for a similar clinical picture; hematologic screening excluded thrombophilia and NOACs were prescribed. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography showed enlargement…