Analysis of echocardiographic criteria for pulmonary embolism

To date, the search for most informative diagnostic and prognostic echocardiographic criteria pulmonary embolism is relevant. Aims . conduct a critical analysis of generally accepted in order to establish significant them determining severity outcomes disease. Materials methods The study included 42 patients with fatal embolism, 51 hemodynamically unstable 193 stable course prevalence overload right heart was assessed, followed by their significance disease predicting its outcomes. Results It found that among recognized criteria, are: an increase ratio basal sizes left ventricles more than 1.1, systolic pressure artery 55 mm Hg, dyskinesia free wall ventricle, flattening interventricular septum, decrease excursion plane tricuspid valve less 1.6 cm. However, all them, except last one, do not have high sensitivity specificity. currently underestimated cardiac stroke volume as indicator echocardiography has been established. determined 45 ml correlated hemodynamic instability disease, 35 associated outcome. This had characteristics. Conclusion A cm are indicators assessing prognosis embolism.