== Clinical Summary ==
This 67-year-old male was hospitalized because of extensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Following surgery, during which diseased portions of the femoral arteries were bypassed, he developed massive pulmonary embolization and expired.
This 69-year-old white male with At autopsy, thrombi were found in the femoral and iliac veins, as well-controlled Type I diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent) presented with upper abdominal and lower chest pain of four hours duration and accompanied by shortness of breath and diaphoresis. An electrocardiogram revealed multiple premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). The hospital course was characterized by recurrent as in the larger pulmonary edema and oliguria. The terminal event was cardiac arrestarteries.
== Autopsy Findings ==