title: Acute pulmonary thromboembolism treated successfully by balloon angioplasty--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiyonaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiroki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arakawa
mesh_terms: 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*