[Mobile thrombus in the right cardiac cavities in patients with severe pulmonary thromboembolism. Importance of echocardiography].
The pulmonary thromboembolism is a frequent and severe disease, usually difficult to recognize, specially in patients with thrombotic material trapped within right heart cavities. We present our experience in three patients with severe pulmonary thromboembolism where echocardiographic study demonstrated the presence of huge mobile thrombus in right heart cavities, which demanded urgent therapy with excellent results. We would like to stress that echocardiographic study in these patients could be elective diagnostic procedure, avoiding the realization of pulmonary arteriography, which could bring risk of possible thrombus mobilization.
Mesa Rubio
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Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba.
Franco Zapata
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Anguita Sánchez
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Ramírez
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Arizón del Prado
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JM
Suarez de Lezo
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J
Vallés Belsué
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F
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D017128:Embolectomy; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
Trombos móviles en cavidades cardíacas derechas en pacientes con tromboembolismo pulmonar grave. Importancia de la ecocardiografía.