| Acute right ventricular overload: an echocardiographic clue to pulmonary thromboembolism. | |
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PMID: 703034 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Serial echocardiographic changes and angiographic correlation are presented in a patient with multiple pulmonary emboli. Interval development of right ventricular dilatation and paradoxical septal motion coincided with a clinical event which was proven angiographically to represent pulmonary thromboembolism. Echocardiographic findings suggested right ventricular pressure and/or volume overload. The differential diagnosis of this finding when acute is limited; pulmonary embolism is a prominent consideration. Echocardiography performed after the patient received anticoagulant therapy showed a complete return to normal. Echocardiographic evidence of right ventricular overload, particularly when acute, may indicate the presence of a pulmonary embolism, and may be clinically useful in selected cases. |
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Authors:
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R Steckley; C W Smith; R M Robertson |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Johns Hopkins medical journal Volume: 143 ISSN: 0021-7263 ISO Abbreviation: Johns Hopkins Med J Publication Date: 1978 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1978-12-20 Completed Date: 1978-12-20 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0072456 Medline TA: Johns Hopkins Med J Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 122-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Angiography Echocardiography* Electrocardiography Female Humans Middle Aged Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*, radiography |
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