Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiographic documentation of disappearance of massive right atrial and pulmonary artery thromboemboli after fibrinolytic therapy and normalization of left ventricular dimensions and function.
In this paper, we report a case of dilated cardiomyopathy with right atrial thrombi and pulmonary artery thromboemboli, in which regression of thromboemboli followed fibrinolytic therapy, and normalization of left ventricular dimensions and function were documented at echocardiographic follow-up. The important role of transoesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis and follow-up of right intracavitary masses and thromboemboli in the main pulmonary arteries is discussed, as is the role of echocardiography in follow-up of cardiomyopathy.
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Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Santa Maria degli Angeli, Pordenone, Italy.
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D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator