[Sonographic detection of embolic masses in the ventricular passage].
Using echocardiography, we succeeded in identifying thromboembolic masses in the heart of 5 patients suffering from massive pulmonary or arterial embolism. In another case we found a thrombus in the right ventricular outflow tract. Premonitorial pulmonary embolism preceded in all cases. One thrombus in arterial embolism was found by tm-echocardiography, five thrombi by sector-echocardiography. The examinations were performed after acute worsening of the clinical condition. In four patients, death resulted from the embolism, whereas two survived, one old patient without thrombolytic or operative therapy.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
Sonographischer Nachweis von embolischen Massen während der Ventrikelpassage.