Abstract
We describe the case of a 73-year-old man, admitted after several days of moderate dyspnea, followed by sincopal episode. Transesophageal echocardiography clearly demonstrated a high resolution image indicating thromboembolus of the proximal right main pulmonary artery. The patient's clinical conditions were moderately impaired; a treatment with heparin followed by warfarin was started. At 15 and 30 days interval, TEE controls were performed, showing an incomplete but evident resolution of pulmonary thromboembolism, associated to an improvement of clinical ECG and scintigraphic parameters. Our TEE observation, in accordance with the small number of similar observations reported in the literature, showed a clear direct visualization with high resolutive diagnostic possibilities for pulmonary thromboembolism; successful resolution was confirmed by repeated TEE studies.
| Original language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 369-372 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Minerva Cardioangiologica |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1996 |
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Diagnosi di tromboembolia polmonare mediante ecocardiografia transesofagea. Descrizione di un caso. / Bianchi, C.; Astorri, E.; Garini, A.; Emanuelli, C.; Bonifazi, C.; Fiorina, P.; Distante, R.
In: Minerva Cardioangiologica, Vol. 44, No. 7-8, 07.1996, p. 369-372.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Diagnosi di tromboembolia polmonare mediante ecocardiografia transesofagea. Descrizione di un caso
AU - Bianchi, C.
AU - Astorri, E.
AU - Garini, A.
AU - Emanuelli, C.
AU - Bonifazi, C.
AU - Fiorina, P.
AU - Distante, R.
PY - 1996/7
Y1 - 1996/7
N2 - We describe the case of a 73-year-old man, admitted after several days of moderate dyspnea, followed by sincopal episode. Transesophageal echocardiography clearly demonstrated a high resolution image indicating thromboembolus of the proximal right main pulmonary artery. The patient's clinical conditions were moderately impaired; a treatment with heparin followed by warfarin was started. At 15 and 30 days interval, TEE controls were performed, showing an incomplete but evident resolution of pulmonary thromboembolism, associated to an improvement of clinical ECG and scintigraphic parameters. Our TEE observation, in accordance with the small number of similar observations reported in the literature, showed a clear direct visualization with high resolutive diagnostic possibilities for pulmonary thromboembolism; successful resolution was confirmed by repeated TEE studies.
AB - We describe the case of a 73-year-old man, admitted after several days of moderate dyspnea, followed by sincopal episode. Transesophageal echocardiography clearly demonstrated a high resolution image indicating thromboembolus of the proximal right main pulmonary artery. The patient's clinical conditions were moderately impaired; a treatment with heparin followed by warfarin was started. At 15 and 30 days interval, TEE controls were performed, showing an incomplete but evident resolution of pulmonary thromboembolism, associated to an improvement of clinical ECG and scintigraphic parameters. Our TEE observation, in accordance with the small number of similar observations reported in the literature, showed a clear direct visualization with high resolutive diagnostic possibilities for pulmonary thromboembolism; successful resolution was confirmed by repeated TEE studies.
KW - pulmonary artery thromboembolism
KW - transesophageal echocardiography
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