Diagnosis of fulminant pulmonary embolism by transthoracic echocardiography.
When pulmonary embolism is severe enough to produce acute cor pulmonale, transthoracic 2-dimensional echocardiography can promptly yield findings highly suggestive of this condition while ruling out competing diagnoses. We present a case diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography and successfully treated despite a prolonged refractory cardiac arrest.
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California 92835, USA.
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D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D016306:Vena Cava Filters