Review Question - QID 216473

A 37-year-old woman presents to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. She was found to have altered mental status at home, and during transport to the hospital, she became pulseless. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is ongoing and 2 intravenous lines are placed. The patient is obese, and her only medication is an oral contraceptive pill. She recently underwent Achilles tendon repair. She otherwise is known to smoke cigarettes on occasion. Physical exam is notable for a critically ill patient with chest compressions ongoing. The monitor shows pulseless electrical activity. Her right lower extremity is in a post-operative splint. The patient regains her pulse after several rounds of CPR and epinephrine. A bedside echocardiograph is notable for a dilated and hypokinetic right ventricle with septal bowing into a hyperkinetic left ventricle. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?