Case Report

Right Heart Transvalvular Embolus with High Risk Pulmonary Embolism in a Recently Hospitalized Patient: A Case Report of a Therapeutic Challenge

Table 1

Baseline laboratory findings in the patient at presentation.

SNTestsValuesReference value

(1)CBC
WBC 12.604.50–10.9 K/mm3
RBC4.923.8–5.2 106/mm3
Hb14.212.2–15 gm/dL
Platelets212.0130–400 103/mm3
ESR30.00–35 mm/hr

(2)Chemistry
Sodium137.0136–145 mmol/L
Potassium4.93.5–5.1 mmol/L
BUN16.06–20 mg/dL
Creatinine1.00.6–1.1 mg/dL
LDH482.0100–190 IU/L
Troponin I0.1220–0.1 ng/ml
Lactic acid5.0 0.5–2.2 mmol/L

(3) Basic coagulation profile
PT13.8 sec9.70–13.20 sec
INR1.21 0.86–1.16 (ratio)
PTT35.3 20.30–36.00 sec
d-dimer7205.26400–560 ng/mLFEU