December 6, 2016.
Singer Michel Polnareff has been hospitalized since December 3 at the American Hospital in Neuilly, due to a bilateral pulmonary embolism. But what are we talking about exactly?
Blockage of the veins in the legs by a blood clot
” Michel Polnareff was hospitalized on Saturday, December 3 as part of an infectious syndrome treated for a week “, According to the medical certificate sent by the singer’s press secretary. While we learned that his vital prognosis was engaged, we are entitled to wonder about this disease still well unknown to the general public. Pulmonary embolism is a complication of venous thromboembolism.
Concretely, it is about an obstruction of the veins of the legs by a blood clot, likely to be released and to migrate towards the heart or the lungs. It can get stuck in a branch of the pulmonary artery, obstructing venous flow and therefore breathing capacity. It is a frequent and serious condition, which puts the patient’s vital prognosis at risk. and constitutes a cardiological emergency.
What are the symptoms ?
We speak of bilateral pulmonary embolism when the two lungs are no longer properly irrigated by the blood flow, which is the case with Michel Polnareff. But how can we tell that we are having a pulmonary embolism? The difficulty is that the symptoms are not easy to identify.
But several signs should alert us: sudden onset of chest pain on one side, which increases on inspiration, difficulty breathing, or coughing and spitting up with blood. Patients may also have discomfort or even fainting or rapid heartbeat. These symptoms require immediate medical attention.
