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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1688-0420</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Uruguaya de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Urug.Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-0420</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1688-04202021000201402</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29277/cardio.36.2.9</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Síncope y paro cardiorrespiratorio, formas graves de presentación de la embolia pulmonar central. Reporte de tres casos clínicos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Syncope and cardiorespiratory arrest, severe forms of presentation of central pulmonary embolism. Report of three clinical cases]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Síncope e parada cardiorrespiratória, formas graves de apresentação de embolia pulmonar central. Relato de três casos clínicos]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Loza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gimena]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Briano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Victoria]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perdomo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Agustina]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Niggemeyer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Álvaro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Albistur]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan]]></given-names>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Hospital de Clínicas Centro Cardiovascular Universitario]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-04202021000201402&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-04202021000201402&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-04202021000201402&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El tromboembolismo pulmonar tiene una presentación clínica variada. Es fundamental tener un alto índice de sospecha para arribar al diagnóstico oportuno. El síncope se asocia a casos graves y tiene importancia pronóstica. El tratamiento trombolítico es la piedra angular en el subgrupo de pacientes de alto riesgo. Se presentan tres casos clínicos de tromboembolia pulmonar de alto riesgo con el fin de discutir el escenario clínico de presentación y el tratamiento instaurado.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary: Pulmonary thromboembolism has a varied clinical presentation. It is essential to have a high index of suspicion to arrive at a timely diagnosis. Syncope is associated with severe cases and is of prognostic significance. Thrombolytic treatment is the cornerstone in the subgroup of high-risk patients. Three clinical cases of high-risk pulmonary thromboembolism are presented in order to discuss the clinical presentation scenario and the established treatment.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: O tromboembolismo pulmonar tem a presentação clínica variada. É essencial ter um alto índice de suspeita para chegar a um diagnóstico oportuno. A síncope está associada a casos graves e tem significado prognóstico. O tratamento trombolítico é a pedra angular no subgrupo de pacientes de alto risco. São apresentados três casos clínicos de tromboembolismo pulmonar de alto risco para discutir o quadro clínico e o tratamento instituído.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tromboembolia pulmona]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Síncope]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tratamiento trombolítico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pulmonary embolism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Syncope]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Thrombolysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Tromboembolismo pulmonar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Síncope]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Tratamento trombolítico]]></kwd>
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