Pulmonary embolism as current complication following acute myocardial infarction

Definition

A pulmonary embolism that resulted from thrombi in the veins of the lower extremities (e.g. after prolonged periods of bed rest) or mural thrombi overlying an area of right ventricular infarction after acute myocardial infarction.

Exclusions

• Mural thrombus as current complication following acute myocardial infarction (BA60.7)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Certain current complications following acute myocardial infarction

• BA60.0Dressler syndrome
• BA60.1Other pericarditis as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
• BA60.2Ventricular aneurysm as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
• BA60.3Ventricular septal defect as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
• BA60.4Cardiac rupture as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
• BA60.6Rupture of papillary muscle or chordae tendineae as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
• BA60.7Mural thrombus as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
• BA60.8Arrhythmia as current complication following acute myocardial infarction