Saddle pulmonary embolism visualized by transthoracic echocardiography.
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
دوره 56 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010