PULMONARY-EMBOLISM AND IMPENDING PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM - A ROLE FOR TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Authors
ALEXIOU C HENDERSON RA RICHENS D
Citation
C. Alexiou et al., PULMONARY-EMBOLISM AND IMPENDING PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM - A ROLE FOR TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Clinical cardiology, 21(5), 1998, pp. 363-364
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Clinical cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01609289
Volume
21
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
363 - 364
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-9289(1998)21:5<363:PAIPE->2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Thrombolysis is advocated as the treatment of choice for hemodynamical ly important pulmonary embolism. This paper reports the case of a pati ent with subacute massive pulmonary embolism in which thrombolysis was not considered appropriate because transesophageal echocardiography d emonstrated a patent foramen ovale and impending paradoxical embolism.