Saddle Pulmonary Embolism Visualized by Real Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

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Yagmur J., Atas H., CANSEL M., Akturk E., YETKİN Ö.

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, cilt.29, sa.1, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2012
• Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01539.x
• Dergi Adı: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Saddle pulmonary embolism is defined as a visible thromboembolus straddling the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery. It is very unusual to visualize a pulmonary artery thrombus on transthoracic echocardiography. We describe a case of a saddle embolus of the main pulmonary artery visualized by real time three-dimensional echocardiography and successfully treated with intravenous unfractionated heparin, followed by oral anticoagulation achieving a complete dissolution of the thrombus. (Echocardiography 2012;29:E8-E9)