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Syncope in an Otherwise Healthy 74-Year-Old Woman.

Zein KattihMateus FernandesMiguel A Alvarez VillelaStephen MachnickiErica Altschul
Published in: Chest (2024)
A 74-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and peripheral artery disease and a reported diagnosis of sarcoidosis presents for an episode of syncope and shortness of breath. She had a history of sarcoidosis diagnosed on chest radiography that showed lymphadenopathy. There were no associated symptoms, and she was not previously treated for sarcoidosis. She previously smoked and had quit smoking 9 years earlier.
Keyphrases
  • peripheral artery disease
  • pulmonary embolism
  • smoking cessation
  • blood pressure
  • replacement therapy
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • computed tomography
  • depressive symptoms
  • newly diagnosed