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A 45-year-old woman is undergoing treatment for active rheumatism, combined mitral valve failure. During her morning procedures she suddenly sensed pain in the left hand, which was followed by numbness. Pain and numbness continued to aggravate. Objectively: the skin of the left hand is pale and comparatively cold. Pulse in the hand arteries is absent along the whole length. What treatment tactics is most efficient?

Answer options

  1. Prescription of antibiotics and antiinflammatory agents
  2. Urgent thrombintimectomy
  3. Urgent embolectomy
  4. Prescription of fibrinolytics and anticoagulants
  5. Cardiac catheterization
Correct answer

Urgent embolectomy

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