MASSIVE MAIN PULMONARY-ARTERY EMBOLISM DIAGNOSED WITH 2-DIMENSIONAL DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

被引:3
作者
GABRIELSEN, F [1 ]
SCHMIDT, A [1 ]
EGGELING, T [1 ]
HOEHER, M [1 ]
KOCHS, M [1 ]
HOMBACH, V [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ULM,DEPT INTERNAL MED & CARDIOL,W-7900 ULM,GERMANY
关键词
PULMONARY ARTERY EMBOLISM; 2-DIMENSIONAL DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1002/clc.4960150714
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This report describes the usefulness of echocardiography in the differential diagnosis of acute cardiovascular events. In a 66-year-old patient with known aortic stenosis and mitral valve prothesis, who suddenly deteriorated with severe dyspnea, a thrombus within the pulmonary artery could be detected with 2-D echo. Pulsed-wave Doppler disclosed the resulting flow-velocity disturbances.
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