[The usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism].
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.
San Román
J A
JA
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de San Carlos, Madrid.
Vilacosta
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I
Zamorano
J
J
Almería
C
C
Cortés
F J
FJ
Iturralde
E
E
Sánchez Harguindey
L
L
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*
Utilidad de la ecocardiografía transesofágica en el diagnóstico del tromboembolismo pulmonar.