Saddle Pulmonary Embolism Visualized by Transthoracic Echocardiography

Saddle pulmonary embolism visualized by transthoracic echocardiography.

A case of saddle pulmonary embolus visualized on a transthoracic echocardiography in a 69-year-old female

A 69-year-old female with history of immobilization presented with shortness of breath and generalized weakness and was found to have large saddle pulmonary embolus on CT scan. Further evaluation with a transthoracic echocardiography revealed a moderately enlarged and hypokinetic right ventricle with a pulmonary artery clot of about 1.5 cm seen at the bifurcation while the ultrasound of the leg...

Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Visualized by Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography

Quadricuspid aortic valve is a rare congenital anomaly that may cause aortic regurgitation. A 77-year-old male patient was referred to our clinic with complaints of stable angina pectoris. We report a case of a quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed by 3-dimentional transthoracic echocardiography.

Double-Orifice Tricuspid Valve Visualized by Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography

A 75-year-old man with atrial fibrillation was hospitalized because of shortness of breath triggered by upper respiratory infection and tachycardia. His symptoms were improved by bed rest and administration of diuretics. Pretreatment echocardiogram reported dilatation of the right ventricle (RV). Followup study was performed before discharge. Apical four-chamber view still demonstrated remarkab...

Quadricuspid pulmonary valve identified by transthoracic echocardiography.

The quadricuspid pulmonary valve is a rare congenital anomaly. It tends to be clinically quiescent. Its diagnosis by two-dimensional echocardiography could be very difficult because of the anatomical features. We report on the echocardiographic findings of a 66-year-old female patient with mitral and aortic regurgitation of rheumatic origin and severe pulmonary hypertension. There was an aneuri...