Case 4 - 84-Year old female with precordial pain and cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity
@article{Madaloso2013Case4, title={Case 4 - 84-Year old female with precordial pain and cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity}, author={B. A. Madaloso and L. Benvenuti}, journal={Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia}, year={2013}, volume={101}, pages={e46 - e53} }
An 84-year old woman, born in Itamuji (Minas Gerais) and from Sao Paulo (SP), with arterial hypertension, history of atrial fibrillation, and former smoker, has sought for emergency medical care due to a prolonged precordial pain (Mar 03, 2010).
The patient started medical treatment at InCor in June, 2005, when she received treatment for arrhythmia, dyspnea on exertion and precordial pain, which occurred in prolonged episodes, without precise triggers, during the previous six years. She was… CONTINUE READING
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