Acute pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest are rare complications of graft declotting interventions. This case report describes a successful serendipitous thrombolysis of a thrombosed arteriovenous graft during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and treatment of suspected pulmonary embolism in a 72-year-old male patient.
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