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 wit...
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center,
2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | 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 legs was negative for deep vein thrombosis. |
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| Item Description: | 2000-9666 10.3402/jchimp.v6.31058 |