Abstract
Pulmonary emboli are potentially life threatening and are rare in the young, healthy, athletic population. We describe the presentation of pulmonary emboli in an otherwise healthy athlete; this has not been reported previously in the literature. A 16-yr-old male soccer player with no apparent risk factors presented in distress with bilateral pulmonary emboli. An extensive workup did not reveal a cause for this phenomenon. The patient was anticoagulated, and a Greenfield inferior vena cava filter was placed because of recurrent symptoms and poor compliance with anticoagulation. This case report illustrates the importance of considering pulmonary embolism as a diagnosis in athletes who present with sudden onset of dyspnea with no discernable cause. Greenfield filter placement in the management of these cases remains controversial.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 899-902 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Medicine and science in sports and exercise |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Athlete
- Greenfield filter
- Pulmonary emboli
- Thrombophilia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation