Acute pulmonary thromboembolism treated successfully by balloon angioplasty--a case report.
Acute pulmonary thromboembolism frequently occurs in patients on protracted bed rest and by itself can cause acute right ventricular failure. The authors report findings in a patient with this disorder treated successfully by balloon angioplasty.
Handa
K
K
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan.
Sasaki
Y
Y
Kiyonaga
A
A
Fujino
M
M
Hiroki
T
T
Arakawa
K
K
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*