An unusual pulmonary embolus

November 2005    Volume 12, Issue 3   Br J Cardiol (Acute Interv Cardiol) 2005;12:AIC 98–AIC 100

Authors:
Umeer Waheed, Phang Boon Lim, Jeremy Cordingley, Mike Mullen

Due to advances in paediatric congenital heart surgery in recent years, the number of patients who survive into adulthood with complex congenital heart disease has increased remarkably. When these patients present to non-specialist hospitals with apparently specific symptoms, the diagnosis may not be as straightforward as initially thought. Here we highlight a case which demonstrates this.

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