title: [The usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism].
abstract: Three cases with suspected pulmonary artery embolism are presented, in which transesophageal echocardiography showed a mass in the right pulmonary artery consistent with thrombus. The relevant diagnostic contributions of transesophageal echocardiography are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de San Carlos, Madrid.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: San Román
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vilacosta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zamorano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Almería
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cortés
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iturralde
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez Harguindey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D004947:Esophagus; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Utilidad de la ecocardiografía transesofágica en el diagnóstico del tromboembolismo pulmonar.