A Case Report of Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism in Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is an exceedingly rare congenital syndrome of chromosome 15 that presents multiple comorbidities in said individuals. The associated quality of life for those with the disease is often severely diminished; more tragically, mortality associated with the disease is also inc...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 4; p. e57466
Main Authors Rahman, Austin, Mittapalli, Amar, Goldstein, Marlee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 02.04.2024
Cureus
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Blood tests
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Caregivers
Case reports
Comorbidity
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
Gastrointestinal surgery
Genetics
Growth hormones
Hemoglobin
Hypertension
Life expectancy
Metabolism
Obesity
Patients
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary embolisms
Sinuses
Thrombosis
Ultrasonic imaging
Veins & arteries
X-rays
comorbid obesity
tachypnea
deep vein thrombosis (dvt)
ekos catheter
xray
acute pulmonary embolism
saddle pulmonary embolism
prader-willi syndrome
pulmonary embolism
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Summary:Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is an exceedingly rare congenital syndrome of chromosome 15 that presents multiple comorbidities in said individuals. The associated quality of life for those with the disease is often severely diminished; more tragically, mortality associated with the disease is also increased. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is highly associated with mortality and has been shown to be more prevalent in patients with PWS. This case report details a patient with PWS who survived an acute saddle PE and looks to bring more clinical knowledge that can be applied when dealing with individuals with PWS.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.57466